Schools drinking fountains

Obtain samples of water from your home faucet, bottled water, distilled water from school, water from the school drinking fountain, and a swimming pool (if available). [Pg.262]

School Drinking Fountains May Contaminate Water with Lead... [Pg.144]

In 1988, the federal government ordered states to examine and remedy lead contamination from school drinking fountains. [Pg.178]

In our schools, water sits for long periods of time in the fountains—overnight, over weekends, and even weeks or months of vacation time—so the lead that is in contact with the water has ample time to leach out. Federal law mandates states to correct the situation, but some states have done better than others. If you have children in school, check to see if your town has tested for lead in the drinking fountains. If not, you might want to encourage your school district to have them tested. [Pg.144]

Find out from your school department or state department of education whether the water from drinking fountains in your public schools has been tested and whether any lead contamination has been eliminated. Demand that any problem be taken care of. [Pg.167]

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