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Lead in the Drinking Fountain? California Schools Must Now Test for It

Daniel Wills, a plumber with the Los Angeles Unified School District, repairs an old fountains that was found to have high levels of lead in the water at John H Francis Polytechnic Senior High in Sun Valley, Calif. Photo by Nancy Pastor/CALmatters

01.10.2018

| By Public Press staff, Editor |

KQED News Fix/CALmatters

Lead, a neurotoxin, causes developmental disorders and brain damage. No amount of lead in humans is considered safe.

A new law requires public schools to get their drinking water sampled for lead and notify parents if they find traces of it. Districts have until July 2019 to test all campuses, including charter schools.

Read the story at KQED NewsFix/CALmatters.