The Nation - News from Sept. 24, 1986
The Environmental Protection Agency said it has formally notified all 50 states of new limits on the use of lead in the installation and repair of public drinking-water supply systems. EPA Administrator Lee M. Thomas told governors the constraints are demanded by amendments passed in July to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Lead is a well-known toxin that has no useful function in the body.
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