Lead released into the environment makes its way into the air, soils, and water and can remain in the environment as dust, indefinitely. The EPA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree that there is no known safe level of lead in a child's blood. Lead is harmful to health of all age groups, but especially children. The U. S. has banned leaded gas and leaded paints, yet this toxin is still found in our drinking water. What is the MAIN cause of lead inner drinking water?

Lead enters drinking water through corrosion especially where the water has a high acidity or a low mineral content that corrodes pipes and fixtures.

Explanation:

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the statement that f(x) = |x+a| + b has exactly one x-intercept is sometimes correct.

solution-

it solely depends on b, whether the function will have one or two or zero x intercept.

this plot of the given function, f(x) = |x+a| + b will be the basic absolute value graph i.e v shape, with vertex translated to (-a, b), instead of origin.

1-   if b is zero, the graph will have exactly one x-intercept, at x= -a

2- if b is positive, the whole graph will be above the x-axis, hence it will have no x-intercepts.

3- if b is negative, the graph will be below the x-axis, hence it will have two x-intercepts.

∴ the statement is sometimes true.