Marc Edwards, a civil and environmental engineer whose team
documented lead contamination in the water supply of Flint, Mich., has been awarded the 2018 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Sections of Harris Field, a heavily - used park sandwiched between Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College, were found to have four times the federally - established legal limit of
lead contamination for public play areas, according to
documents obtained by the Norwood News with the help of the nonprofit New York City Park Advocates.