April 18, 2008
Contractors at New York U. Cause Lead Scare
A mistake during a renovation project at New York University has led to widespread lead contamination in part of one Manhattan neighborhood.
Contractors hired by the university stripped paint off the front and rear exterior walls of a brick building, believing that the paint did not contain lead, a New York Times blog reported last week. It turned out that only paint on the front of the building had actually been tested before the work began. The rear wall was covered with older
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