Health officials are now investigating three possible cases of Legionnaires’ disease of patients who were treated at Mount Carmel East. Two of the patients are from Licking County and one is from Franklin County, according to a Columbus Public Health spokesman. According to a hospital spokesperson, two patients who
Read more →Schools in multiple states are tearing out water fountains and old faucets after finding elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. Indiana tested 915 schools in recent months and found that 61% had one or more fixtures with elevated lead levels. Schools in Colorado and Florida,
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After Michigan’s governor announced the state will stop providing free bottled water to residents of Flint — afflicted four years ago by lead-tainted drinking water — churches and charities said Monday they’re bracing for a surge in people seeking help. “Normally we give out whatever a family wants,” said
Read more →In its 16th year now, National Healthy Schools Day seeks to inform the public of health risks that can affect children in educational and child care settings April 3, 2018, Clearwater FL — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that 50% of all schools have problems with indoor
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TAMPA (FOX 13) – A day at the office could be making some people sick. And when businesses have a problem, many call Francisco Aguirre’s company PureAir Control Services in Clearwater to fix it. Think of them as sick building sleuths. “‘Sick building syndrome’ is a term used to
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THE ISSUE Gov. Tom Wolf proposed last week that every Pennsylvania child under age 2 be tested for lead poisoning. As LNP reported, the governor called on the state Department of Health to work with the General Assembly and community partners to draft legislation to require universal
Read more →HICAGO (AP) — Taxpayers are still paying landlords as dozens of children are being poisoned by brain-damaging lead while living in homes and apartments declared safe by the Chicago Housing Authority. Federal law requires the CHA to inspect subsidized homes before families move in and at least
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SB 1073, the California Lead Safety Enhancement Act of 2016 California Lead Safety Enhancement Act of 2016 was recently introduced by Senate Majority Leader Bill Monning (17th Dist). The bill eliminates regulatory confusion regarding certification for lead paint removal by aligning California law with the United States
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