Unsafe lead levels found in Otago children s blood
17 Feb, 2021 07:04 PM
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Waikouaiti and Karitane residents have been told by the Dunedin City Council not to use tap water for drinking, cooking or preparing food. Photo / Stephen Jaquiery
RNZ
Unsafe lead levels have been detected in children s blood tests in east Otago.
This follows a contamination scare which has resulted in a do not drink notice and emergency water tankers.
Dunedin City Council says it may now be months before the notice is lifted for the residents of Waikouaiti, Karitane and Hawksbury Village.
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Some had tested at above the safe blood level , RNZ reported.
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