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Brain-Damaging Lead Found In Tap Water In Hundreds Of Chicago Homes

2,060 views · Published 17 April 2018 · 1:05 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2018 · News & Politics

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Toxic lead has been seeping into Chicago’s drinking water, and the city is dragging its feet to fix the problem.

Lead was found in 70 percent of the 2,797 homes the Tribune sampled across the city since January of 2016. 

Three in 10 of those had lead concentrations higher than 5 parts per billion (ppb), the Food and Drug Administration’s upper limit for lead in bottled water.

Under the city’s plumbing code, individual property owners are responsible for maintaining service lines. The mayor’s office has said it is up to homeowners, not the city, to decide if it is worth replacing the lead pipes at their own expense.

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