Park taps shut off in lead scare

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DRINKING fountains have been shut off at one of Perth’s most popular family and tourist spots, after the discovery of dangerous lead contamination.

In one case, a tap in Whiteman Park village labelled as filtered drinking water contained lead at 18 times the limit set by health authorities.

Testing of 10 drinking fountains and taps in and around the park by Channel 7’s Today Tonight found more than half contained elevated lead levels.

Period	13 Jun 2017

Title	Park taps shut off in lead scare
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	PerthNOW
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	13/06/17
Description	DRINKING fountains have been shut off at one of Perth’s most popular family and tourist spots, after the discovery of dangerous lead contamination. In one case, a tap in Whiteman Park village labelled as filtered drinking water contained lead at 18 times the limit set by health authorities. Testing of 10 drinking fountains and taps in and around the park by Channel 7’s Today Tonight found more than half contained elevated lead levels.
URL	https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/park-taps-shut-off-in-lead-scare-ng-25e619851d1cd3721909e05e6a5fab56
Persons	Anas Ghadouani