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CDC: Lead contamination may be widespread in Washington, D.C.
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Thursday, December 02, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report yesterday warning that the water in nearly 15,000 homes in Washington, D.C. may be contaminated with lead, The Washington Post reported.
The homes in question were part of a $93 million effort by the city to replace thousands of lead pipes, the article stated.
CDC stated that homeowners who had pipes only partially replaced may have worsened the problem, according to the report.
“Partial lead service line replacements don’t always work and in fact can cause sometimes more harm than good,” said George Hawkins, general manager of D.C. Water. “We thought it was a good idea until the data started showed that it wasn’t.”
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this is why the government should run a water department and pass bill called clean water act now if you had your pipes semi replaced you will have HIGH LEAD problems
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