Washington, D.C. residents were misled about lead levels in their drinking water
7 06 2010The CDC knowingly used flawed data to claim that high lead levels in the District’s drinking water did not pose a health risk to the public, a congressional investigation has found, according to a Washington Post article.
According to the article, the investigation found that in 2004 the CDC, in response to parents’ demand for explanations of a spike in lead levels in their water, published a “calming analysis” all the while knowing it “relied on incomplete, misleading blood-test results that played down the potential health impact.”
Lead is a toxic metal long known to cause brain damage and developmental delays in fetuses and children when they or their pregnant mothers ingest significant amounts.
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Source: Washington Post.com
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