LAKIN — Public water supplies in nine communities in Kansas consistently have registered uranium levels above federal standards, with one city showing a level almost three times higher than recommended, officials said Wednesday. But Joe Blubaugh, spokesman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said that while long-term exposure to high levels of uranium in drinking water can lead to kidney damage and cancer, the current high levels of uranium didn't pose an immediate threat to the public.
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