There are 3 article(s) tagged lead in water:

• August 2025

  • Shelby County offers free lead testing to students exposed to unsafe water

    Twenty-four schools recently reported high lead levels in their water. Now, the local health department is offering free blood testing to exposed students.

    By Bri Hatch August 14, 2025

  • High lead levels found in water sources at some Memphis school campuses

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools also notified Tennessee regulators and provided bottled water to be used along with water-filtration systems and hand sanitizer.

    By Bill Dries August 08, 2025

• February 2020

  • Rhodes disables 6 drinking fountains after lead testing

    Rhodes has 110 fountains on campus; all were tested. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 04, 2020