{"id":1475,"date":"2020-10-14T21:46:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1475"},"modified":"2024-01-24T13:46:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:46:29","slug":"flint-michigan-water-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/flint-michigan-water-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Flint Michigan Water Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1475\" class=\"elementor elementor-1475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f5e61a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f5e61a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97945c0\" data-id=\"97945c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c93fd78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c93fd78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b99c4a\" data-id=\"0b99c4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada25ad elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ada25ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Water Pollution<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849f5e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"849f5e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-water-pollution-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1496 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Water Pollution?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1495 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Water Pollution.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1494 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/industrial-causes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Industrial Causes of water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item 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menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1491 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/prevention-of-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Preventing water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1490 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sewage-treatment-process\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sewage Treatment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1489 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-pollution-facts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water pollution facts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1487 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/flint-michigan-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Flint Michigan Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9231497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9231497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91746f0\" data-id=\"91746f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee91bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee91bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flint Michigan Water Contamination Issue<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e8f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e8f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">One example of the failure of local authorities to access, test, monitor, and distribute safe drinking water to its community is the case in the city of Flint, Michigan U.S.A.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Several months before September 2014, Flint sourced its city water from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). Flint\u2019s water authority decided to source its drinking water from the Flint River, even though they were not prepared enough to undertake this switch.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Corrosion control was to be a part of the water treatment process, as mandated by the EPA\u2019s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)\u2014but authorities decided to delay that process until later.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soon after the Flint Water Treatment Plant (FWTP) started serving the community with water, the people noticed something wrong with the color, taste, and smell of the water distributed to their homes.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The unpreparedness, lack of urgency, and poor management processes resulted in e-coli and other contaminants such as Total trihalomethanes or TTHMs (a disinfection by-product) in the water. More to that, the corrosiveness of the drinking water leached lead from the water pipes and plumbing fixtures.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In January 2015, Flint officials announced to the community that water distributed to their homes contained high levels of trihalomethanes, the by-product of a disinfectant used to treat the water. Such contaminated water can cause liver, kidney, and nervous system problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b><i>Exposure to lead, especially for children, causes low IQ, shortened attention span, and increases in violence and antisocial behavior. It can adversely affect body organs, such as the reproductive organs. The effects are irreversible.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In July of 2015, reports were out that blood tests from the children in Flint had very high amounts of lead. Further independent tests were conducted, and many samples confirmed that lead was present in the water and was higher than the acceptable limits.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Flint Michigan Water Pollution case is an ongoing one. There is an investigation going on and soon, there will be recommendations on what needs to be done to make the water safe for drinking again.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Source: Flint Water Advisory Task Force Final Report, March 21, 2016<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcba660\" data-id=\"fcba660\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af07d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"af07d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6308 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-air-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Air Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6309 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-land-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Land Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6388 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-noise-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Noise Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-light-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is light pollution?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-11155 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/plastic-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Plastic Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water Pollution What is Water Pollution? Types of Water Pollution. 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