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work in older housing. Please contact your state lead program for informa- tion about water testing in your area. Inspecting
the end of the faucet Yes. Bathing
aerator on the and removing
any debris such as metal particles. Flushing water lines before us- ing the water for drinking or cooking. If you own your home, you may also consider full replacement of lead water lines by removing the private lines running from the water meter into your home. This precaution has not been adequately studied, however, because the data available to CDC in- cluded too few homes having had full replacement of lead water lines. Con- tact your water authority for informa- tion about replacing water service lines. If my water has high lead lev- els, is it safe to take a bath or shower?
and shower-
ing should be safe for you and your children, even if the water contains lead over EPA’s action level. Human skin does not absorb lead in water. This information applies to most
situations and to a large majority of the population, but individual circum- stances may vary. Some situations, such as cases involving highly cor- rosive water, may require additional recommendations or more stringent actions. Your local water authority is always your first source for test- ing and identifying lead contamina- tion in your tap water. Many public water authorities have websites that include data on drinking water qual- ity, including results of lead testing. Links to such data can be found on the EPA website:
www.epa.gov/ccr.
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Once On This Island 11 am & 1 pm | Children’s Museum of Virginia
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CELEBRATING TODAY’S CHANGEMAKERS Portsmouth Main Library The Hurrah Players:
Fri. & Sat. Feb. 12-13
Thurbia U. Parker, Sr., Visualizing Jim Crow: A Journey from the slave ship to the
Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
Civil Rights Movement 10 am & 1 pm
Saturday Feb. 13
Atumpan Edutainment 11:30 am & 1 pm
Children’s Museum of Virginia
Nathan Richardson as Frederick Douglass Noon | Cradock Branch Library 2 pm | Churchland Branch Library
Saturday Feb. 20
Dr. Laurie Cannady “Crave: Sojourn of a Hungry Soul” | 1 pm Portsmouth Main Library
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 1 pm | Children’s Museum
of Virginia
Saturday Feb. 28
Coach Joe Langston: A Mountain of a Man
with a Lion’s Heart 10 am – 4 pm
Portsmouth Community Colored Library Museum
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