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Pennsylvania

Number9Dream

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4. In PA, mostly due to lead based paint.

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 09:06 AM

Feb 2016

"Lead exposure is not related to the water source," said VOX.com reporter Sarah Frostenson who has been researching the topic for months now.

She says while water contamination is the problem in Flint, she says in Pennsylvania, officials say the source of the contamination is aging, deteriorating lead based paint.

We get Nazareth water, and the quality has always been much better than Allentown or Easton.

http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/study-allentown-tops-the-state-in-lead-exposure/37809536

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18 cities in Pennsylvania reported higher levels of lead exposure than Flint [View all] PADemD Feb 2016 OP

Yikes. Marie Marie Feb 2016 #1

I drank some of that water for over 30 years. PADemD Feb 2016 #2

Scary huh? Marie Marie Feb 2016 #3

In PA, mostly due to lead based paint. Number9Dream Feb 2016 #4

Lead can also be picked up from laterals and pipes inside your house JPZenger Feb 2016 #5

I'm more concerned with frack water run-off Pat Riot Feb 2016 #6

most of Bethlehems water comes from the poconos sweetapogee Feb 2016 #7