Get the Lead Out - Back to School Toolkit - Education Fund

Photos: Cover—Flickr/Geoff Penaluna (CC-BY-2.0); Above—public domain Factsheet on lead in schools’ drinking water The problem We now know the toxic threat of lead in drinking Lead is contaminating drinking water at schools. [...] In fact, lead is even contaminating water for lead by Summer 2019, and so far water drinking water in schools and pre-schools—flowing contaminated with lead has been found in all from fountains and faucets where our kids drink kinds of communities—from rural towns to major water every day. [...] for lead in drinking water at zero because lead is a In all likelihood, the confirmed cases of lead toxic metal that can be harmful to human health even in schools’ water is just the tip of the iceberg. [...] Get the lead out: Replacing pipes, plumbing, fountains and/or fixtures that contain lead is the most effective, permanent solution to prevent contamination of the water our children drink at school (or elsewhere). [...] Remove lead service lines: If the pipe connecting your school (or home or child care center) to the water main in the street is made of Water fountains, filters and bubblers that remove lead lead, that lead service line is likely to be the largest are reasonably priced and available today.