Verizon did not respond to requests for comment. USTelecom has said that it has “not seen, nor have regulators identified, evidence that legacy lead-sheathed telecom cables are a leading cause of lead exposure or the cause of a public health issue.” “The scientific literature and reliable studies in the US and abroad give no reason to believe that these cables pose a public health issue or a risk to workers when appropriate safety measures are in place,” the company said. “As a father of two young sons, the possibility of them ingesting lead at a local playground due to Verizon’s negligence over these lead-sheathed cables is appalling,” Ryan wrote in the letter.ĪT&T has said in response to the Journal’s investigation that it plans to conduct additional testing, including at the locations the investigation mentions, and that the Journal’s testing methodologies are flawed. The Environmental Protection Agency outlines a soil lead hazard on property occupied by children if it has lead equal to or more than 400 ppm in a play area, or an average of 1,200 ppm in the rest of the area. Lead in soil at the corner of the playground was reportedly at 850 ppm. One such cable hangs bordering a playground in Wappingers Falls, New York, and lead in nearby soil measured more than 1,000 parts per million, the Journal reported. Larry W Smith/EPA/ShutterstockĪT&T shares hit 30 year low after toxic lead cable report A view of Whitacre Tower, AT&T's Global Headquarters' building at One AT&T Plaza in Dallas, Texas, in March 2011.
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