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Don’t give up the war on lead

Don’t give up the war on lead

October 20, 2013 | Detroit Free Press

For a decade, a partnership between foundations, government and nonprofits was making a dent in one of Detroit’s most pervasive problems: lead, a contaminant that has serious, irreversible effects for children, in thousands of homes.

There’s no great mystery about how to abate lead hazards: You test for them, then deal with them. But the execution is more complicated. Funding has long been a problem, and coordination between agencies confounds consistent efforts. [...]

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