lead contamination

Study finds lead in water at 88% of homes tested in New Orleans. Check if your pipes are affected

Eva Tesfaye

The Environmental Protection Agency has set a deadline of 2037 for lead line replacement. A new study out from the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans tested the water in nearly 150 homes in New Orleans. It found that 88% tested positive for lead.

Public Health

Lead pipes, another New Orleans legacy

Delaney Dryfoos (The Lens)

As the federal government announces a rule to eliminate all lead pipes within the next decade, tests by the Water Collaborative found lead within drinking water at 88% of New Orleans homes tested.

Berr Voss-Potts, 13, tested his school's drinking water for lead, and found evidence of possibly dangerous levels of the heavy metal.

Education

New Orleans Seventh-Grader's Investigation Reveals Possible Lead Contamination In School Water

Young people are the most at risk for lead contamination; lead can cause lifelong developmental problems for kids who are exposed to it. And there are…