UI researchers: Thousands of Iowans, including children, are being exposed to unsafe levels of lead in water Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
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Thousands of Iowans, especially children, are being exposed to high levels of lead in their drinking water, a threat that should push Iowa lawmakers to increase testing and lower how much lead the state allows, University of Iowa researchers said Tuesday.
An indication of the severity of the threat: One in five infants in Iowa is born with elevated levels of lead, said Michelle Scherer, a University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering professor, pointing to a 2017 study of blood samples from newborns.
Common calendar, Packet papers, January 8
Common calendar, Packet papers, January 8
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While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household garbage.
There is a greener way to properly dispose of these decorations. Instead of discarding non-working lights in the trash, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders want residents to give them a second life by bringing them to the county’s Resource Recovery Complex, where a permanent electronics disposal center is staffed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and from 7-11:30 a.m. Saturdays.
Common calendar, Packet papers, January 1
Common calendar, Packet papers, January 1
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While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household garbage.
There is a greener way to properly dispose of these decorations. Instead of discarding non-working lights in the trash, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders want residents to give them a second life by bringing them to the county’s Resource Recovery Complex, where a permanent electronics disposal center is staffed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and from 7-11:30 a.m. Saturdays.
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Pediatrician recommends families set aside screen-free times during pandemic
With more children in front of screens during remote learning, experts said too much screen time can lead to sleep, mood and academic problems.
By: WCPO Staff
and last updated 2020-12-21 14:50:56-05
CINCINNATI â Screen time was a perennial concern for modern parents well before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now, with nearly half of Ohio school districts conducting classes only over the internet and most in-person socialization sharply limited, itâs even more of a catch-22. How much is too much? How little is too little?
Childrenâs Hospital pediatrician Dr. John Hutton studies the effect of technology on children and adolescents, and even he isnât sure.