The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, unfolded in 2014, when a state-appointed emergency manager decided to switch the city’s drinking-water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River. The city’s failure to properly treat the highly corrosive river water made residents sick, and at least 12 people died.
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After the water switch in 2014, many residents of Flint, Michigan, noticed discolored water coming out of their taps.
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During the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, corroded lead and galvanized iron service pipes leached lead and other metals into the drinking water, making residents sick.
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A heel-prick blood test is commonly used as a first step to detect lead in blood.
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At the peak of the water crisis, many residents of Flint, Michigan, relied on bottled water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and bathing. For at least one household, that meant about 150 bottles of water per day, according to a 2016 CNN article.
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