- Reaction score
- 13
- Points
- 530
Multiple sources have been reporting on this today. Quite troubling considering many of us believe our drinking water is “fine”, because we’re constantly told it is. If 5 ppb is considered the level within safe standards and large cities are registering quantities as high as 140 ppb, then that’s a serious problem.
High lead levels found in drinking water of major Canadian cities
More at link:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-high-lead-levels-found-in-drinking-water-of-major-canadian-cities/
High lead levels found in drinking water of major Canadian cities
...A yearlong investigation by more than 120 journalists from nine universities and 10 media organizations, including The Associated Press and the Institute for Investigative Journalism at Concordia University in Montreal, collected test results that properly measure exposure to lead in 11 cities across Canada. Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, one-third — 33% — exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion; 18% exceeded the U.S. limit of 15 ppb...
“It’s a little bit disturbing to see that there’s that much,” said Andrew Keddie, a retired professor who assumed his water was clean after replacing pipes years ago at his home in Edmonton, a city of almost 1 million. What he couldn’t do is replace public service lines delivering water to his house. After learning his water lead levels tested at 28 ppb, Keddie said he was “concerned enough that we won’t be drinking and using this water.”
Sarah Rana, 18, was one of tens of thousands of students who weren’t alerted when her brick high school in Oakville, Ont., found lead levels above national guidelines in dozens of water samples, the highest at 140 ppb. She found out on her own, looking at reports posted online...
More at link:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-high-lead-levels-found-in-drinking-water-of-major-canadian-cities/