After lead testing several water samples from various campus buildings, Lehigh has found all levels are “below action level” set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to an email from Barb Plohocki, the director of environmental health and safety.
The agency set the action level at 15 parts per billion. During initial tests, a small amount of tests showed there were lead levels above the recommended amount, the email reads.
But in follow-up tests at the same locations, lead findings came back below the recommend level.
In the tests administered by staff members in Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Services, more than 60 samples were taken from sinks and drinking fountains in residential, academic and administrative buildings of varied ages on all three campuses. The findings were analyzed by M.J. Raider Associates, Inc., an independent laboratory.
Though the findings mean no corrective efforts will need to be made to any of the tested locations, Lehigh to continue testing to comply with government and safety guidelines.
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