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BC Tests Found Unsafe Lead Levels in Water of 35 First Nation Schools


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Francesca Fionda 23 Feb 2021 | The Tyee / Institute for Investigative Journalism
Francesca Fionda is a freelance investigative and data journalist, and journalism instructor.
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Safe or not? Tests done in 2017 by the First Nations Health Authority in 261 sites on reserves across BC showed unsafe lead levels in water for 35 schools. BC’s health minister was told, but what’s happened since is not publicly shared.
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When Trever Andrew found out there was a small amount of lead leaching into the tap water in the girl’s washroom at T selcéwtqen Clleq mel ten/Chief Atahm School, he knew it was important to act fast. There is no safe level of lead exposure and children are particularly vulnerable. In adults, lead exposure increases the risk of high blood pressure and kidney damage. In children, lead can affect the develop ....

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