"TOLEDO, Ohio — Responding to the crisis in Flint, Michigan, school officials across the country are testing classroom sinks and cafeteria faucets for lead, trying to uncover any concealed problems and to reassure anxious parents.
Just a fraction of schools and day care centers nationwide are required to check for lead because most receive their water from municipal systems that test at other locations. State and federal lawmakers have called for wider testing.
Among schools and day care centers operating their own water systems, Environmental Protection Agency data analyzed by The Associated Press showed that 278 violated federal lead levels at some point during the past three years. Roughly a third of those had lead levels that were at least double the federal limit.
In almost all cases, the problems can be traced to aging buildings with lead pipes, older drinking fountains and water fixtures that have parts made with lead."
John Seewer reports for the Associated Press April 9, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
"US Water Systems Repeatedly Exceed Federal Standard For Lead" (AP)
"Beyond Flint: Excessive Lead Levels Found In Almost 2,000 Water Systems Across All 50 States" (USA TODAY: 3/11/2016)
"Chicago's Got a Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water Problem of Its Own" (CityLab)
"An Investigation Has Found Lead In 2,000 US Water Systems" (PRI/Living on Earth)
"Some Arizona Water Systems Test High For Lead Contamination" (AP)
"33 Mass. Water Systems Test Over Federal Lead Limit" (Boston Globe)
"More Than 60 Northwest Water Systems Exceed Federal Lead Limits" (AP)
"Lead Levels Are Too High In 38 Indiana Water Systems" (AP)
"How Philadelphia Schools' Vast Effort To Rid Water Of Lead Went Under The Radar" (Guardian)
"Where Are Lead Water Pipes In Michigan? Here’s Our Best Guess" (Michigan Radio)
"Lead In Drinking Water Is Stubborn Problem For Dozens Of Places Like Lake Mills" (Wisconsin State Journal)
"Why Portland's Water Hasn't Gotten The Lead Out" (KUOW)
"Some Arizona Water Systems Test High For Lead Contamination" (AP)
"Local Water Tests Turn Up Elevated Levels Of Lead" (WTOP (DC/MD/VA))
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