Many Colorado Schools Have Yet to Address Lead Contaminated Drinking Water from administrator of gsa Watch Video

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Many Colorado Schools, Have Yet to Address Lead , Contaminated Drinking Water .<br/>'Newsweek' reports that water contaminated <br/>with lead has been detected across ten of <br/>the largest school districts in Colorado. .<br/>According to an analysis by the Colorado Public <br/>Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), over 2,000 <br/>water fixtures tested positive for high levels of lead. .<br/>After a year of first detecting <br/>the contamination, over half <br/>have yet to be addressed.<br/>Kids may be out of school for the <br/>summer, but schools have a lot <br/>of homework to do to ensure <br/>sources of lead-contaminated <br/>drinking water are addressed <br/>before kids return in the fall, Kristin Schatz, Clean air advocate at CoPIGR, via 'Newsweek'.<br/>Exposure to lead can be particularly <br/>harmful to kids, with a significant <br/>impact on learning, growth and behavior.<br/>According to the American Academy <br/>of Pediatrics, there is no level of lead <br/>exposure for children that is considered \