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Water Samples Taken From Southampton Schools In May Tested High For Lead

authorGreg Wehner on Sep 22, 2016
As Southampton joins other school districts in complying with a new state law that sets new, stricter standards for lead in drinking water—and new testing—officials said this week that testing... more

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