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 assistant with Texas A&M s School of Public Health said.