Post by Logan on Jan 30, 2016 5:24:45 GMT -6
Flint — Officials admitted late Friday the filters they’ve been handing out to residents may not be effective enough in removing lead from their faucets.
Water samples collected from 26 random taps since the last week of December have shown lead levels higher than what filters are rated to handle — above 150 parts per billion. That is more than 10 times the level deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than 3,900 homes were tested. The highest reading out of the 26 residences “was at least 4,000” parts per billion.
Mark Durno of the EPA said the agency learned of the test results “this week.”
“First six we learned about within the first day and half, and we have already reached out to those residents,” Durno said Friday. “We’re reaching out to the rest of those individuals tonight and in the next day.”
Read more: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/01/29/flint-water-samples-high-lead/79542990/
Water samples collected from 26 random taps since the last week of December have shown lead levels higher than what filters are rated to handle — above 150 parts per billion. That is more than 10 times the level deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. More than 3,900 homes were tested. The highest reading out of the 26 residences “was at least 4,000” parts per billion.
Mark Durno of the EPA said the agency learned of the test results “this week.”
“First six we learned about within the first day and half, and we have already reached out to those residents,” Durno said Friday. “We’re reaching out to the rest of those individuals tonight and in the next day.”
Read more: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/01/29/flint-water-samples-high-lead/79542990/