Lead Contamination Found in Hawaii School Water

Lead contamination found in Hawaii school water

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Education officials are investigating lead contamination at Waiakea Intermediate School on the Big Island. Drinking fountains have been shut down after the kitchen water tested above federal limits. Some protein powders, shakes contain high lead levels, report suggests Education and health officials tested water sources for lead at 77 middle and high schools across the state in the fall, and Waiakea Intermediate showed …

Unsafe Lead Levels Detected In Drinking Water At Northwood School Dist.; Parent Shares Videos of Cloudy Water

MINONG, Wis. — Unsafe levels of lead have been discovered in the Northwood School District’s drinking water distribution system. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducted water testing of the district, which revealed samples that exceeded the safe limit. Of the five tap locations that were tested, two showed elevated lead levels (15.2 ppb and 31.5 ppb), which exceeded the EPA’s Lead Action Level of 15 ppb. According to distri…