Study: Lead in Water Issue Lasting for Some Families, Children

The problems from the District's high lead content in the city's drinking water from several years ago poses lasting difficulties for some families, according to a study reported on in a Washington Post front page story this morning.

One of the authors of the report, Marc Edwards, who has been a dogged critic of the handling of the lead problem, will be online at washingtonpost.com at 1 p.m. today to discuss his findings.