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posted by chromas on Monday September 03 2018, @02:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the get-the-lead-out dept.

exec and Arthur T Knackerbracket have found the following story:

Students returning to school in Detroit next week will find their water fountains entirely shut off over concerns of elevated lead and copper levels—something that federal lawmakers say is part of a "disturbing and unacceptable" nationwide issue.

The decision to shut off the drinking water in Detroit was based on a first round of results from testing that the school district carried out in its 106 schools earlier this year. The results from just 24 schools so far surfaced 16 that had water sources tainted with excessive levels of lead, copper, or both. For instance, tests at the district's Academy of the Americas Elementary school found a kitchen and drinking faucet in a basement cafeteria that had lead levels of 182 micrograms per liter (ug/L) and 154 ug/L, respectively. Those are more than ten times the Environmental Protection Agency's recommended limit of 15 ug/L. The full testing results can be found here.

[...] In a joint statement, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) and the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) were quick to point out that the contamination is not due to a problem with the region's water system. Rather, the pair blamed aging plumbing within the schools for the contamination.

"The water at GLWA's treatment plants is tested hourly and DWSD has no lead service lines connected to any DPSCD building. The drinking water is of unquestionable quality," the statement read.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 03 2018, @06:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 03 2018, @06:58AM (#729772)

    I did too, but we got school milk in primary school. Secondary school had a vending machine at first, but it wasn't replaced after being vandalized.
    Transport was via city bus, paid by the school.