In “Lead Contamination in Flint - An Abject Failure to Protect Public Health” David Bellinger examines the impact Flint’s contaminated water has and will continue to have on its population, primarily the children. In 2014, executives from the Flint Water Treatment Plant decided to use the Flint River as the main source of water instead of Lake Huron as a “cost saving measure.” The river is polluted with lead from older, now defunct industrial factories which specialized in products that contain harmful byproducts. One of the water-purifying agents used in the Flint River is ferric chloride which has an effect on naturally occurring bio-matter in water, increased corrosiveness.…
example occurred Woburn Massachusetts for about 10 years where many children unfortunately contracted leukemia. Other than Leukemia, residents of Woburn Massachusetts, when the contamination was at its worst, also show signs of liver, kidney, prostate and urinary track cancer. Risks of congenital abnormalities and birth defects were also present during that time(all about water filters). The last example was more recently in 2012 in Mutare, Zimbabwe, where where in a village somewhat nearby from the polluted water in Mutare caused children to gain horrible rashes that covered their entire bodies just from exposure to the contaminated water. These were horrible accidents that only took a little bit of tampering of the water source to cause epidemics…
When Flint decided to stop buying Detroit’s water and switch to new water, they had no idea what was in store. Soon, every Flint civilian was exposed to Lead. Lead can affect children’s brain development, education attainment, and impair the body. Increasing Lead amount in Flint’s water can cause permanent issues in the town members’ health. Flint’s government is at fault here, and it needs to take charge before things get worse.…
IQ and ability to pay attention are affected. Another effect lead can have on the body is that it can accumulate and remain in bones and organs years after exposure. Finally, if your diet is lacking calcium or iron the body may mix up lead with those nutrients, so having a healthy diet does help. Officials not responding to crisis…
One of today's silent villains is lead poisoning. It is one of the most prevalent sources of childhood health problems. Each year, several hundred children in Yount County are treated for serious cases of lead poisoning. There are countless others who are suffering silently because their symptoms are either too minor or they go unnoticed by parents, teachers and other authorities. for example, consider the case of Janice Brown in northwestern Yount County.…
According to Arlington Water Utilities, Arlington water supply meets all state and federal regulations. All regulated substances detected during the last year were found to be below the established maximum contaminant levels. Some substances that are detected in water could cause taste, color, or odor problems, but should not be a cause for health concerns since Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) are met. These substances include lead, copper, fluoride, nitrogen, and barium. Coliform bacteria naturally present in the environment, are used as indicators of microbial contamination of drinking water.…
Health effects of lead exposure in human including liver, kidney damage, nervous system disorders, cancer, rashes, hair loss,…
A Man-Made Disaster Ever since there was first news of the switch in water sources, some Flint residents could not believe what they were hearing. “We thought is was a joke” Rhonda Kelso, a long-time resident, says “People my age and older thought, ‘They’re not going to do that.’” But that’s exactly what happened and the unforeseen consequences would be life altering. “Mom... why is the water brown?”…
Ingesting these contaminants can lead to serious health…
Due to its extensive uses, it has a high level of contamination. The toxicity of lead poisoning dates back to second-century b.c. It attacks multiple body systems and is most harmful to children along with pregnant women. People can be exposed to lead through inhaling burning materials containing lead or ingesting lead-contaminated dust, food, or water. Children have a higher chance of getting lead poisoning because they absorb four to five times more ingested lead compared to adults.…
The children of Chicago are affected by lead poisoning at rates twice as high as the national average. Most of the lead poisoning cases reported are in the Chicago neighborhoods of the south and west side, particularly the low-income neighborhoods such as Englewood, Austin, and Lawndale (Hawthorne, 2015). The rate of lead poisoning in these neighborhoods is 6 times higher than lead poisoning in other areas of Chicago, with majority of cases affecting black low-income children living in these neighborhoods (Epton, Bordens, & Hing, 2015). In 2013, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported more than 10,000 children living in Chicago had blood lead levels greater than the reference point given by the CDC (Hawthorne, 2015). This is concerning…
”(Psu). Lead can get into water by using pesticides and even if there is lead pipes. Lead can even corrode metal from metal faucets and even lead fixtures made from brass. Zinc can also carry lead impurities. Usually the amount of lead corroded from metal plumbing generally lead increases as water's corrosivity.…
Lead (Pb) is one of an important contaminant surrounding our environment. Lead occur naturally in all soil and water (1), or can be found deep within the ground located in ore (2). Although lead can be found in small quantities, there is a great quantity of lead flow in the environment that is detrimental to human beings and plants. However, despite lead is a toxic metal, there are still lots of households products contains lead; burning of paper products, discarded rubber, battery casings, and painted wood (3). First of all, the application of lead in gasoline (Pb) is very dangerous.…
In 2015 the public learned about lead levels that were so high in Flint Michigan’s water that it was causing lead poisoning of many children. Since then there have been many studies that have shown that low lead levels can also poison a child. Prior to addressing the question, one must first define lead poisoning. According to Needleman (2012), lead is a considered a metal that humans have mined and changed to make man made products which has been disperse in the environment and becomes toxic (p. 1).…
Earth is constantly being polluted in a variety of different ways. The pollution that continuously happens is harming us and the things around us. Plenty of the pollution that happens in our society can easily be slowed down or eradicated in a whole. Among the various types of pollution that need to be stopped water pollution is one the most damaging. Water pollution damages the environment, so it needs to be controlled because it can cause diseases, it can affect soil, it affects animals that live in water, and clean water is also essential to our survival.…