So, there are measures that can be taken on an individual level.”ĮPA wants the level of lead to fall to zero in drinking water because it can “bioaccumulate in the body over time.”Įven low levels of lead in children’s blood can lead to slowed growth, lower IQ, behavior and learning problems, according to the EPA. So, individually, people can decide to drink that water or put in a filter to remove the lead or something along those lines. “It’s just that the health recommendation is to have no lead in the water. That water would legally be declared safe to drink. met allowable government standards for safe drinking.Ĭris Surbeck, chair and professor of civil engineering at the University of Mississippi, told the Clarion Ledger, “At 15 (parts per billion), there is no legal reason to take action. The results, which do not constitute scientific testing. The Clarion Ledger commissioned and paid by Waypoint Analytical in Ridgeland for testing independent of the city or state, finding low levels of lead in the water in seven of those locations:
The Clarion Ledger and MCIR collected samples from faucets at 17 locations throughout Jackson, including residences, businesses, schools and restaurants as well as the state Capitol. The city did not say what level of lead constituted a positive result. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said that extensive testing of Jackson's beleaguered water system revealed a tiny portion of the city had lead in its water, but smaller-scale independent testing by the Clarion Ledger and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting suggests that elevated lead results could be more widespread.Īt a news conference Wednesday, Lumumba said 16 of the nearly 24,000 water meters installed in the city so far were found to have some lead, whether that be on the city’s side of the meter or the customer’s. By Ross Reily, Clarion Ledger, and Jerry Mitchell, MCIR
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