11: Flint Michigan

For decades Flint Michigan derived safe drinking water from Detroit. When the supply was switched to save money a series of events unfolded and their supply became undrinkable. How could this happen?
With John Chidgey.

Links of potential interest:

• Lead and Copper Rule


• Here’s what drinking water pipes look like with and without corrosion control


• Flint Corrosion Control Presentation (PDF)


• How Lead Ended Up In Flint’s Tap Water


• List of Five Basic & Immediate Needs for Physical Human Survival


• How Long Can Someone Go Without Breathing?


• How Long Can You Live Without Water?


• Chlorination of Drinking Water


• Lead Poisoning and Rome


• Lead Poisoning


• 2 Flint employees EM OK’d river water plan

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Episode Gold Producer:
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Episode Silver Producer:
Chris Stone.