Bronx School Has Lead Water Levels 16 Times Higher Than Flint
by Carol Adl
YourNewsWire.com
February 8, 2017
Tests from two public schools in the Bronx found elevated levels of lead in their water, with one testing 16 times higher than Flint, Michigan.
The tests were carried out by the Department of Education DOE in conjunction with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The city Department of Education issued letters to parents earlier this week informing them that lead levels were higher than the EPA’s action level of 15 parts per billion, NBC New York reports.
RT reports
Two schools, P.S.41 and I.S.158, had lead levels exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s ‘action level’ threshold. The threshold, of 15 parts per billion, was passed multiple times by both schools, with P.S .41 faring particularly badly.
Five faucets at the school tested more than 100 ppb, with one a staggering 442 ppb. I.S.158 fared better with the highest level of lead coming in at 63.8 ppb. To put this into context, during the Flint crisis 90 percent of homes tested had a lead rating of 27 ppb.
These latest figures come just weeks after checks on “every potential source of water for drinking or preparing food” at another NYC school, P.S./I.S. 217, showed eight out of the 100 units tested had elevated lead levels.
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