Sentences with phrase «lead contamination across»

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is taking action to address lead contamination across America by inviting his colleagues and fellow Cabinet members to join with EPA in developing a federal strategy to reduce childhood lead exposure.

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Schumer said his bill would help daycare centers and schools across the state to test drinking water for possible lead contamination.

In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring school districts across the state to conduct periodic testing for lead contamination.

This effect, known as a photoconductive response, can be used to make a photodetector or light sensor, and because the two - dimensional nanosheets exhibited such a strong photoconductive response across a broad light spectrum and simultaneously resist chemical contamination, this research could lead to a revolution in extreme low - light, high - resolution imaging products and applications, such as consumer and professional cameras and video cameras, for example.

For example, stormwater across the city of Milwaukee recently showed high human fecal pathogen levels at all 45 outflow locations, indicating widespread sewage contamination.87 One study estimated that increased storm events will lead to an increase of up to 120 % in combined sewer overflows into Lake Michigan by 2100 under a very high emissions scenario (A1FI), 57 leading to additional human health issues and beach closures.

USA Today got the other honorable mention for «Ghost Factories,» an multi-media investigative series on lead contamination in soil across the country.