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Pipe Down
D.C. Issues Warning Over Lead in Residential Pipes |
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25 Feb 2004 |
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| Pipe Down D.C. Issues Warning Over Lead in Residential Pipes Washington, D.C., health officials will announce today that pregnant women and children under the age of 6 who live in homes in the city with lead service lines should immediately stop drinking unfiltered tap water and have their blood tested for lead. D.C. Water and Sewer Authority officials plan to distribute free water filters to up to 10,000 of ... |
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| Topics: health, toxics, Washington DC, water pollution (all these topics) |
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