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Two-thirds of Chicago kids under 6 exposed to lead in water, study estimates (wapo.st)

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“The extent of lead contamination of tap water in Chicago is disheartening — it’s not something we should be seeing in 2024,” lead author Benjamin Huynh, assistant professor of environmental health and engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said in a news release.

The study suggested that residential blocks with predominantly Black and Hispanic populations were less likely to be tested for lead, but also disproportionately exposed to contaminated water.

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[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

increase in violent crime wouldn't come as a surprise