[CPEO-BIF] "Minnesota shuts Water Gremlin over lead poisoning threat"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Minnesota shuts Water Gremlin over lead poisoning threat


By Tim Nelson
Minnesota Public Radio
October 28, 2019

Two state agencies have ordered the shutdown of a White Bear Township fishing tackle and battery component maker after the children of employees were found to have dangerous levels of lead in their blood.

Water Gremlin has been the focus of state enforcement action for months, most recently for tests that found a solvent was leaking out of the factory and into soil.

But following an inspection by state regulators over the weekend, health officials found that suspected lead dust had made its way into the homes of company employees, and into the bloodstreams of their families.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/10/28/minnesota-moves-to-shut-water-gremlin-over-lead-health-threat

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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