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January 27, 2016

Ohio: Schools Closed in Sebring Amid High Lead Levels in Water
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In Sebring, Ohio, schools were closed for the third day in a row after
tests showed high levels of lead in the drinking water. Pregnant women
and children have been told not to drink the water. State officials are
sending bottled water and testing kits to the small village, which has
about 4,300 residents. The state Environmental Protection Agency says
the operator of the small water system submitted false reports to cover
up the high levels of lead.


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