Telecom companies laid them decades ago and thousands were left behind, posing a hidden health hazard today, a WSJ investigation found An old cable runs through a town in southwestern Pennsylvania where it is leaching lead into the soil.
VIDEO: NATE SMALLWOOD FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNALAs the lead degrades, it is ending up in places where Americans live, work and play—from riverbanks across the U.S. to a popular fishing spot to a playground, according to WSJ’s tests of samples conducted by several independent laboratories
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