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High Levels of Lead Detected in Tap Water at Some San Francisco Schools

Information obtained as a result of a request under the California Public Records Act shows water from one tap measured more than 370 times the allowable concentration of lead. Creative Commons image by Flickr user

11.30.2017

| By Public Press staff, Editor |

KQED News Fix

New documents obtained by KQED show that half of San Francisco schools have lead in their water, but levels vary widely from school to school.

The science classroom faucet at San Francisco International High School registered lead at 5,600 parts per billion. The Environmental Protection Agency sets the allowable limit at 15 ppb.

Read the story at KQED News Fix.