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The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would require water systems across the country to replace lead service lines within 10 years, aiming to accelerate progress toward ...
Lead paint removal can cost 8 to 15 dollars per square foot. [1] A kit offered by the EPA containing lead test costs 25 dollars. [2] After a house has been discovered to contain lead, its owner has four options they can pursue to prevent lead poisoning: they can encapsulate it, enclose it, remove it or replace the contaminated items.
Although lead has been banned from paint since 1978, lead poisoning still occurs. A medical expert explains the signs and symptoms of this public health problem.
Although lead problems in OKC's water are lower than average, the city is working on a plan to meet the EPA's deadline for replacement
A lead service line (LSL, also known as lead service pipe, [1] and lead connection pipe [2]) is a pipe made of lead which is used in potable water distribution to connect a water main to a user's premises. Lead exposure is a public health hazard as it causes developmental effects in fetuses, infants, and young children. It also has other health ...
The White House has made removing every lead pipe within 10 years in the United States a centerpiece of its plan to address racial disparities and environmental issues in the wake of water ...
[18] [19] By November, WASA's board of directors had committed to a plan that would replace all of the agency's 23,000 lead pipes by 2010, at a cost of $300 million—starting with 2,800 lead pipes to be replaced in 2005. [18] WASA estimated that the repairs would cost residents $6 to $7 a month. [20]
Here's what Greater Cincinnati Water Works and the Northern Kentucky Water District plan to do about lead pipes.