"Wisconsin's Lead Poisoning Rate Among Kids Close To Flint's"

"MADISON, Wis. — A new analysis shows the lead poisoning level for children in Wisconsin is lower than in recent years, but is nearly as high as Flint, Mich., where lead contamination caused a drinking water crisis.

Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the analysis released this week by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families includes data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services that shows 4.6 percent of children under the age of 6 who were tested in 2015 had lead poisoning. The rate in Flint was 4.9 percent.

Analysis author Leland Pan said the state’s rate of lead poisoning among children is a serious issue because it can negatively affect a child’s development."

The Associated Press had the story October 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Report: Lead Poisoning Rate Among Wisconsin Children Nearly Equal To Flint" (Wisconsin Public Radio)

"This Major City’s Drinking Water Was Fine. Then Came the Private Water Company." (Mother Jones)

"Chicago Just Shut Down Hundreds Of Public Drinking Fountains Because Of Lead In The Water" (Washington Post)