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Ohio: Schools Closed in Sebring Amid High Lead Levels in Water

HeadlineJan 27, 2016

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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