Nearly half of schools have lead contaminated water
A new study recommends New York State stop spending time and money testing for lead contamination in drinking fountains and sinks in public schools and instead focus on filtering the neurotoxin out of any water children might consume. Testing has long indicated the state’s students are at risk of consuming the potent neurotoxin, according to... View Article
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