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THREAD: How corrosive water, legacy lead plumbing, and dated testing methods have created hidden lead hot spots across Canada. Read the #TaintedH2O investigation here:  
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Removing lead plumbing — pipes and fixtures — is the only reliable way to eliminate the risk of lead in drinking water. The logistics, though, are complicated and the cost well beyond what local governments can bear. #TaintedH2O
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How Toronto’s ‘five-minute flush’ undermines lead testing across the city #TaintedH2O
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The absence of laws requiring landlords to remove lead pipes or disclose lead plumbing leave renters at risk across Canada #TaintedH2O
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In Petawawa, military members and their families have been unknowingly exposed to lead in their drinking water. Experts say Ontario’s lax testing regs are to blame #TaintedH2O
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When Ontario municipalities test for lead in homes, they are supposed to follow ministry regulations requiring faucet aerators remain attached. From cities to small towns, water operators described removing aerators as part of testing protocol.
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There is no safe level of lead, a fact agreed upon by Health Canada and the World Health Organization. 20,000 Hamilton homes have toxic lead pipes carrying water to taps. The city says it will take 40 years to fix the system.
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“We have Flints right across Canada” Country-wide #datajournalism investigation shows unacceptably high lead levels in cities from Prince Rupert to Montreal #TaintedH2O thestar.com/news/investiga…
This investigation is a collaboration by more than 120 journalists, in partnership with @globalnews @NatObserver @LeDevoir @AP @leaderpost @TheStarPhoenix and journalism schools across the country. Please read the full credit list here: concordia.ca/artsci/journal…
Investigative reporter @thecribby on the project:
VIDEO: She thought she'd rented the ideal home. She didn't know the pipes had lead
VIDEO: Tony Santos is the manager of quality and compliance at the Bare Point Water Treatment Plant. In the city, some 10,000 customers will have to face a heavy cost of updating lead service pipes connected to their houses, including his parents.
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