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Excessive lead levels found in water at schools across Long Island
January 5, 2026
CCE in the News
Kristina Winter
Excessive lead levels found in water at schools across Long Island
Kristina Winter
January 5, 2026
CCE in the News

Excessive lead levels found in water at schools across Long Island

Kristina Winter
January 5, 2026
CCE in the News

SOURCE:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/excessive-lead-levels-found-in-water-at-schools-across-long-island/6432042/

December 16, 2025

Testing is underway at dozens of Long Island schools after lead was found in the water in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. It comes after New York changed the acceptable levels of lead that can be found in school drinking water. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

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Tagged: new york, long island, drinking water, Water, Public Health, Water Protection, clean water, infrastructure, contamination, Toxic Chemical, 2025

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