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Posted On: July 16th 2026, 08:32 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency says there is “no safe level of exposure to lead” in drinking water, but at the University of Oregon, testing has grown increasingly infrequent, leading some professors and students to advocate for regularly updated data and lowering the acceptable lead limits.
Increasing testing and transparency were considered by the UO Senate last year, and the graduate employee union has been bargaining over lead protections this summer. However, the capacity and budget of UO’s Environmental Health and Safety department may challenge these goals.
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Increasing testing and transparency were considered by the UO Senate last year, and the graduate employee union has been bargaining over lead protections this summer. However, the capacity and budget of UO’s Environmental Health and Safety department may challenge these goals.
Continue reading on our website.
📝 & 📷 @sasha_salmon_salad
Comments (3)
7 days agodrowninginbongwater
They don't care about the black mold that is in every single dorm room, bathroom, hall, etc either so I can't say I'm surprised.
9 days agomal_oriann
GTFFers probed this issue with the university after Flint and they hardly changed a thing it seems…
9 days agoamandawojick
Levels over 24 ppb were confirmed in my building in 2018. I only learned this after drinking that water (the only drinking water available to faculty, staff, and students in the building) for more than 15 years and including through 4 pregnancies.
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