{"id":1883,"date":"2018-11-16T22:39:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T19:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2018-11-16T22:39:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T19:39:22","slug":"hamtramck-what-you-need-to-know-about-high-lead-levels-found-in-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yemeniamerican.com\/en\/hamtramck-what-you-need-to-know-about-high-lead-levels-found-in-water\/","title":{"rendered":"HAMTRAMCK: What you need to know about high lead levels found in water"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yemeni American News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The City of Hamtramck is urging residents to take a series of measures to prevent lead poisoning after elevated lead levels found in two homes.
\nThey include running tap water for a long time before drinking it and using bottled water for baby formula in homes that use lead pipes.
\nRoutine tap water testing mandated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) had led the discovery last month, Hamtramck City Manager Kathy Angerer told the Yemeni American News.
\nEvery three years the city collects samples from five homes that are likely to have lead service lines or copper plumbing with lead solder.
\n\u201cOctober test results from five homes showed samples over the \u2018Action Level\u2019 in two of these homes,\u201d Angerer said.
\nThe city explained last month that \u201cactionable level\u201d is not a health standard, but a level that requires caution and further investigation.
\nHamtramck promptly established a \u201cRapid Response Team\u201d comprised of various officials and departments after finding out the results, according Angerer.
\n\u201cWe took action because there is nothing more important to us than the health and safety of our residents and their families,\u201d she said.
\nNow they are testing homes throughout the city.
\nUntil the city gets the results, they are asking residents to take the following steps:
\nIf you do not have a lead service line, run the water for 30 seconds to two minutes, or until it becomes cold or reaches a steady temperature
\nIf you do have a lead service line, run the water for three to five minutes to flush water from your building\u2019s plumbing and the lead service line
\nUse cold tap water for drinking and cooking
\nUse cold tap water for preparing baby formula. If you have a lead service line, use bottled water or a lead reducing filter to prepare baby formula
\nDo not boil your water. Boiling will not reduce the amount of lead in water
\n\u2018Health problems\u2019<\/strong>
\nLead poisoning can be dangerous, especially to children, who may develop long-term brain defects if exposed to the metal.
\n\u201cLead can cause serious health problems if too much enters your body from drinking water or other sources. It can cause damage to the brain and kidneys, and can interfere with the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of your body,\u201d reads a statement on Hamtramck\u2019s website.
\n\u201cThe greatest risk of lead exposure is to infants, young children, and pregnant women.\u201d
\nThe city, home to large immigrant communities including Arab and Yemeni Americans, is also providing information in Arabic on its website www.hamtramck.us.
\nFears over lead exposure in Michigan have grown after thousands of Flint residents were poisoned by the metal a few years ago.
\nIn Flint, where the state had taken over local governance, insufficient water treatment allowed lead from water pipes to leach into the drinking water. Scientists estimate that up to 12,000 children were exposed to lead there.
\nHamtramck said it will conduct additional monitoring of the water system.
\n\u201cIn 2019, we will be collecting 60 samples and, working with MDEQ, will determine if corrective actions are necessary to reduce corrosion in household plumbing,\u201d Angerer said.
\nShe added that the city will be removing lead lines from its distribution system \u201cover a period of time\u201d.<\/p>\n

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