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5 parts per billion

Lead allowed in bottled water under FDA regulations. Meanwhile, the EPA only requires municipal water systems to alert customers if samples exceed 15 ppb, and the agency recommended a threshold of only 20 ppb for its voluntary school testing program.

Lead allowed in bottled water under FDA regulations. Meanwhile, the EPA only requires municipal water systems to alert customers if samples exceed 15 ppb, and the agency recommended a threshold of only 20 ppb for its voluntary school testing program.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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