Even small amounts of lead in water could raise the amounts of lead detected in a child’s blood if the child is drinking large amounts of that lead-tainted water, according to a pediatrician and medical toxicologist at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City Missouri. This month, some 300 schools across San Diego County began testing their […]
Lead was a problem for hundreds of San Diego children even before the latest scare involving San Diego Unified, records from the county health department show. Last year, public health officials found hundreds of children in San Diego County with elevated levels of lead in their blood. The children are at risk for a host […]
State data shows more than 300 schools in San Diego County are testing their water for lead, following an NBC7 Investigates series on water quality in schools. A state spokeswoman said more schools are testing in San Diego County, by far, than any other county in the state. At least 17 of schools, across several […]
For years, San Diego Unified has known plumbing was aging at 78-year-old Emerson-Bandini Elementary School in Mountain View. In fact, three times in the past 13 years, Emerson’s plumbing needs were held up to voters as one of the reasons they should approve tax hikes to fund school repairs. Voters approved all three measures, pumping […]
Small Amounts of Lead in Water Can Elevate Lead in Child’s Blood: Pediatrician
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC Los Angeles by Wendy FryEven small amounts of lead in water could raise the amounts of lead detected in a child’s blood if the child is drinking large amounts of that lead-tainted water, according to a pediatrician and medical toxicologist at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City Missouri. This month, some 300 schools across San Diego County began testing their […]
Lead Impacted Hundreds of San Diego Kids Even Before the Latest Scare
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardLead was a problem for hundreds of San Diego children even before the latest scare involving San Diego Unified, records from the county health department show. Last year, public health officials found hundreds of children in San Diego County with elevated levels of lead in their blood. The children are at risk for a host […]
Three Hundred San Diego Schools Request Lead Water Testing
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC 7 San Diegoby Wendy FryState data shows more than 300 schools in San Diego County are testing their water for lead, following an NBC7 Investigates series on water quality in schools. A state spokeswoman said more schools are testing in San Diego County, by far, than any other county in the state. At least 17 of schools, across several […]
Look, You Can’t Do a Ribbon-Cutting on New Plumbing
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardFor years, San Diego Unified has known plumbing was aging at 78-year-old Emerson-Bandini Elementary School in Mountain View. In fact, three times in the past 13 years, Emerson’s plumbing needs were held up to voters as one of the reasons they should approve tax hikes to fund school repairs. Voters approved all three measures, pumping […]