A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
In April 2014, the City of Flint began using the Flint River for its potable water supply. The changes in the water quality were enough that the network of pipes, connections, and their protective coatings began to corrode. Customers reported a series of problems and ultimately had to fight to be heard, but in the end it was discovered that lead concentrations in the water had spiked, in some cases to incredible levels ‐ this for a poison for which we are told there is no safe amount. Flint reconnected to Detroit's water in late 2015, but only in 2016 have the lead levels decreased below current action levels.
In April 2014, the City of Flint began using the Flint River for its potable water supply. The changes in the water quality were enough that the network of pipes, connections, and their protective coatings began to corrode. Customers reported a series of problems and ultimately had to fight to be heard, but in the end it was discovered that lead concentrations in the water had spiked, in some cases to incredible levels ‐ this for a poison for which we are told there is no safe amount. Flint reconnected to Detroit's water in late 2015, but only in 2016 have the lead levels decreased below current action levels.
Am I Flint?
Mercer, Kenneth L. (author)
2016-10-01
1 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Flint, Michigan , Coatings , Lead , Water Supply , Corrosion , Pipes
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