University Of Michigan Begins Water Testing Across Ann Arbor Campus
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) - The University of Michigan has begun testing drinking water for levels of lead and copper in all of the Ann Arbor campus' buildings.
The executive director of the university's Department of Occupational Safety & Environmental Health tells The Ann Arbor News that the testing is being done as a precaution and that there's no indication of problems with the water.
"In light of the water crisis in Flint and other cities across the nation, we thought it was prudent to assess the drinking water quality of our working and living environments," he told the newspaper.
The department is conducting the testing over the summer and expects to be done before classes resume in September.
Results of the testing will be posted on the department's website starting in mid-July.
Drinking water has already been tested at the Flint and Dearborn campuses.
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