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The unresolved lead crisis in the United States disproportionately impacts young children - especially those in underserved communities. Many schools in the United States were built before 1986, when the use of lead in pipes and plumbing was still allowed. School-aged children who drink water from drinking fountains are exposed to unsafe lead levels on a daily basis.
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Now, mounting evidence shows that the emergence of seemingly safer and less persistent “alternatives” to legacy PFASs may pose the same problems as their predecessors. |
Chicagos Mayor Launches Lead Pipe Replacement Plan |
Residents were left ill and relying on bottled water. Health officials said the effects on children were most concerning. |
FOUR schools in Gibraltar have been forced to close after the bacteria which causes Legionnaire’s Disease was discovered in their water systems. |
Many countries across the world enforced lockdowns that closed schools, stores, gyms, offices and other buildings to help contain COVID-19. |