A D.C. man filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority on claims his children were harmed by elevated amounts of lead in the water between 2001 and 2004, The Washington Post reported.
John Parkhurst claims his two children, who were toddlers at the time, have suffered learning and behavior problems as a result of the contamination, according to the Post.
Parkhurst's lawsuit followed a Post article that suggested the water utility may have influenced a report by George Washington University professor Tee Guidotti, which stated that the high concentrations of lead did not have a major health impact. Some experts rejected the report, the Post reported.
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