The United States Environmental Protection Agency has been working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and three local school districts to successfully lower lead content in campus drinking water to values below the EPA-recommended maximum.
Initial testing by the EPA found that 28 of 343 schools evaluated presented elevated levels of lead. Lead is a toxic metal that can cause damage to a child’s ability to learn and a range of health damage in adults. Even low-level lead poisoning can affect I.Q., contribute to reading and learning disabilities, and bring on a variety of other illnesses and conditions.
Lead is often a factor when older piping comes into contact with water, which means schools are especially susceptible to its danger.
Since the late 1990s, The EPA’s 3Ts program (Training, Testing, Telling) has been working with school districts to implement lead reduction strategies.
if you don’t know what type of piping runs through your residence, you could be exposing yourself and your family to the dangers of lead. A great way to stay safe would be to invest in something like a Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System. Not only can it reduce your exposure to lead, but it makes water with a taste and clarity that exceeds regular tap water, which will make drinking more water–one of the healthiest things you can do for your body–a more enjoyable lifestyle practice.
For more information on available (and affordable!) water quality solutions for all uses and locations, or to schedule a Free Water Quality Test, feel free to visit Rayne Water Systems and Puroserve, both of which are RWS Corporation companies, and discover the water solution that is perfect for you!
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