Tracking reduction of water lead levels in two homes during the Flint Federal Emergency.

ABSTRACT: A Federal Emergency was declared in Flint, MI, on January 16, 2016, 18-months after a switch to Flint River source water without phosphate corrosion control. Remedial actions to resolve the corresponding lead in water crisis included reconnection to the original Lake Huron source water with orthophosphate, implementing enhanced corrosion control by dosing extra orthophosphate, a "Flush for Flint" program to help clean out loose leaded sediment from service lines and premise plumbing, and eventually lead service line replacement. Independent sampling over a period of 37 months (January 2016-February 2019) was conducted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Virginia Tech to evaluate possible human exposure via normal flow (∼2-3 L/min) sampling at the cold kitchen tap, and

SUBMITTER: Mantha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7076093 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature