Lead in water: Elgin water testing finds excessive degree of lead in older houses, different buildings

ELGIN, In poor health. (WLS) — Town of Elgin has issued a warning to sure residents about poisonous ingesting water.

Current routine exams have discovered a excessive degree of lead in older houses and different buildings.

Town says the poisonous steel seemingly got here from lead service traces main from municipal water pipes.

As a brief precaution, residents are requested to solely drink filtered or handled water till the difficulty is resolved.

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