Sentences with phrase «over dangerous levels of lead»

In early 2016, Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in the majority black city of Flint over the dangerous levels of lead in the drinking water — more than a year after concerns about the water were initially raised.

The New York crisis follows last year's water crisis in Flint, Mich., over dangerous levels of lead in the city's drinking water.

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Georgia - based Exide took over the smelter in 2000 and ramped up the volume of batteries processed at the plant — and with it, emission levels of dangerous pollutants such as lead and arsenic.

Encountering low levels over long periods of time can be dangerous, but high levels can lead to death.