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Elevated Lead Levels in PA School Buildings
Testimony: Delivered to the Pennsylvania House Majority Policy Committee
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In February 2025, LDI Senior Fellow George Dalembert, MD, MSHP testified in front of the House Democratic Policy Committee at a hearing focused on elevated lead levels in PA school buildings. Dr. Dalembert’s testimony spoke to the impact of lead poisoning on children from his vantage as a pediatrician, researcher, and concerned citizen, highlighting the need for prevention, rather than simply testing, of lead poisoning.
Views expressed by the researchers are their own and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine) or the University of Pennsylvania.
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