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Legislation to protect children from lead poisoning was unanimously passed by the Senate Health & Human Services committee Tuesday, according to the bill’s prime sponsors, state Sens. John Yudichak, I-14,
Aggie Researcher studies lead in BCS parks, hopes research can help with lead monitoring efforts and last updated 2021-06-25 20:53:57-04 BRYAN, TEXAS â A researcher with Texas A&M's School of Public Health analyzed lead contamination from drinking fountains in parks throughout Bryan and College Station. Leanne Fawkes, the Aggie researcher, said there is no known safe level of lead. "There are associated adverse health affects with lead and it's really important that children 5 years and younger not be exposed to lead," Leanne Fawkes, the researcher on this study and a graduate research a...