Category: Public health
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Kids Risk Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water in Schools
Children across the U.S. acquire and education through public school — they also receive lead exposure, according to new research. At least 22 states failed to protect students from water contamination, according to a study conducted by the Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund. Worse, only two of the 32…
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DC drinking water needs more monitoring for lead, audit finds
The greatest risk of lead exposure is to infants, young children, and pregnant women. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) D.C. Water isn’t doing all that could be done to reduce lead levels in the District’s drinking water, according to an audit by the city’s Office of Inspector General. While “The District has made considerable improvements since 2001 when…
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Midwest flooding threatens the water safety in 1 million wells
Photo source: CNN Record flooding in the Midwest is now threatening the safety of more than a million private water wells. The National Ground Water Association estimates that people living in more than 300 counties across 10 states have their groundwater threatened from bacterial and industrial contamination carried by flood waters. The 10 states include:…
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Lead-Tainted Water In Schools: Connecticut Gets Failing Grade
Photo: Connecticut received a letter grade of “F” in the “Get the Lead Out” report from public policy researchers. (Shutterstock) Most U.S. states fail to protect school kids from lead five years after the Flint water crisis, a new report shows. CONNECTICUT — More than half of U.S. states are doing a terrible job keeping…
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Dirty water 20 times deadlier to children in conflict zones than bullets – Unicef
World Water Day study highlights lethal nature of unsafe sanitation and hygiene for children, especially under-fives Children under five who live in conflict zones are 20 times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases linked to unsafe water than from direct violence as a result of war, Unicef has found. Analysing mortality data from 16…
