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School District Expands Drinking Water Re-Testing Program To Every School

School District Expands Drinking Water Re-Testing Program To Every School Philadelphia​ – In August, in response to recent public health concerns about lead in water nationally, The School District of Philadelphia began a water quality re-testing project in 40 schools due to a national public health concern on drinking water . This was designed to […]

by jroseman • October 7, 2016
Lead In Water Schools
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Philly to test for lead in 40 city schools

Philly to test for lead in 40 city schools The School District of Philadelphia is reviving a program that will test for elevated lead levels in the drinking water at 40 city schools. The project will take four months to complete and focus on schools at risk for dangerous concentrations of lead. Between 2000 and […]

by jroseman • August 4, 2016
Blog Health Problems & Disease Lead Poisoning

Lead in water testing in the Philadelphia schools

Lead in water testing in the Philadelphia schools The Philadelphia School District has not tested it’s water supply for the presence of lead in schools for the past 6-17 years. All previous testing was conducted between 1999 and 2010 School District managers and members of the School Reform Commission (SRC), with few exceptions, would have […]

by jroseman • May 31, 2016
Blog Dangerous Contaminants & Pollutants Mold

The Need for Citizen Science-Crowd Sourcing in Mold Recognition & Remediation

The Need for Citizen Science-Crowd Sourcing in Mold Recognition & Remediation The building conditions in America’s public schools is recognized and reported to be “substandard” in a large % of buildings. Deficiencies including those to mold, moisture & dampness, lack of sufficient ventilation, particulate exposures from degraded wall, ceiling and paint materials, insect and rodent […]

by jroseman • May 31, 2016
Blog Dangerous Contaminants & Pollutants Lead

Get the Lead Out

Get the Lead Out Lead is a health hazard to individuals across the age spectrum. While absorption from the GI tract is greatest in children under 2 years of age and while the outcomes of exposures are different depending on the age at exposure (and other factors), lead exposure has no place in the environment […]

by jroseman • May 31, 2016
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Schools are not cool

Schools are not cool As temperatures rise, life will become more unpleasant for teachers and students in New York City schools, which remain open through June 26, and many of which do not have air-conditioning. In New York roughly a third of public school classrooms lack this basic amenity; in other major cities, especially in […]

by jroseman • May 19, 2016