Thousands of abandoned telephone cables throughout the US are likely leaching toxic lead into American soil and waterways, an extensive new report by The Wall Street Journal has revealed. These leaded ...
Before telephone wires were coated in plastic, they were originally protected by a layer of lead. Lead-sheathed cables were largely phased out in the 1950s, but in Portland’s oldest neighborhoods, ...
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8 Miles Of Lead-Coated Telephone Cables Sat At The Bottom Of Lake Tahoe For Decades, And They Were Just Removed
For decades, miles of lead-covered telephone cables have sat at the bottom of Lake Tahoe, citing concerns of lead contamination from environmentalists and residents in the area. Finally, the cables ...
Six cable bins have been installed in a city to encourage residents to recycle old tech. Peterborough City Council has set up ...
CHICOPEE — New York University environmental health professor Jack Caravanos asked U.S. Sen. Ed Markey Monday to read the output of a handheld X-ray Caravanos uses to detect lead in soils. Moments ...
SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey D-Mass., wants to know where Verizon’s old lead-sheathed telephone cables are and what the legacy phone company is doing to protect its workers and the public.
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