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Tap water in LA’s Watts neighborhood is contaminated with lead, report finds

Exclusive: researchers tested water across Watts and found lead, a neurotoxic metal, at or above US government limits

A new report has found elevated lead levels in tap water across Watts, a south Los Angeles community that has faced decades of environmental racism, including in the drinking water of multiple public housing developments.

Researchers working with the Better Watts Initiative, a community environmental group, tested tap water at sites across the neighbourhood, and found lead, a neurotoxic metal, at or above US government limits.

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