This past September, a statewide survey from Environment America Research and Policy Center was released tracking the presence of lead throughout the state’s public schools.
Its results showed 32 public schools across six Niagara County school districts had at least one out water outlet had equal to or above five parts per billion of lead coming out, though one school is far above the rest.
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