If you move to DC, you have to have your water tested for lead. Lead poisoning in the water supply continues to be a problem in DC, despite public awareness of the problem for decades.
People continue to wonder what the problem is with DC schools, citing money, socioeconomic factors, etc. How about kids, particularly "Poor kids who live in older buildings" (Jaffe) being poisoned by lead?
Lead in D.C. water is a public health disaster by Harry Jaffe
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/harry-jaffe-lead-dc-water-public-health-disaster
CDC Report: D.C.'s Water May Still Contain Lead from the DCist
http://dcist.com/2010/12/cdc_dc_pipes_still_may_be_contamina.php
High Lead Levels Found in D.C. Kids
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012602402.html
Water-cleanup experiment caused lead poisoning
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/40275/title/Water-cleanup_experiment_caused_lead_poisoning
Wikipedia entry: Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_contamination_in_Washington,_D.C._drinking_water#2004:_Washington_Post
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