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Two crèches located in schools on Rue Saint-Benoit in central Paris will remain closed next week due to the high level of lead pollution attributed to the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in April. .
Mayor of the 6th district, Jean-Pierre Lecoq, said that the children of the two schools concerned would be placed in another institution on Littré Street, at the latest on Thursday, at least until next week.
Lead over the acceptable level was found in the dust in outdoor courtyards, prompting the City of Paris to close the schools as a precaution until cleanup and testing were completed.
The town hall will now use specialized services to clean the playgrounds of these schools to reduce lead levels to less than 1,000 micrograms, which is considered the standard reference level.
"The results are greater than 1,000 μg / m² (micrograms), but are less than 5,000 μg / m²," said a statement from the town hall.
Dangerous for children
Since the fire on April 15, the Regional Board of Health (ARS) has conducted tests within a radius of 500 meters around the cathedral and found the presence of high concentrations of lead. church.
The World Health Organization notes that young children absorb four to five times more lead than adults because, out of natural curiosity, they tend to put things that they have picked up in their mouths.
In June, residents of the Ile de la Cité area, closest to Notre-Dame, were informed that health services would offer free lead tests, especially for young children and women. speakers.
Worried parents
Many parents interviewed by AFP expressed concern about the lack of information about this problem or the random way in which they were informed.
"She just said that they had no visibility," complains Lamine, a father of two, describing how an employee of the town hall responded to his request about the time of closure of the school.
Another mother, Assia, is worried. In light of recent information, she now wants her daughter to be tested for lead poisoning because of an unexplained fever, causing the flu.
Eight other Parisian schools in the 5th and 6th arrondissements are involved in the town hall test process.
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