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Get the Lead Out: Raising Awareness Can Save Kids From Being Poisoned by Paint
Lead poisoning in our community was a concern long before the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. For years, Oneida County has had one of the highest rates of childhood lead poisoning in the state. And while the contamination source isn’t the water, we must continue the aggressive campaign to fix the problems and to raise […]
Despite Progress, Lead Still Vexes City
The Michigan city of Flint became ground zero of the nation’s latest public-health outrage when it was learned in recent months that its tap water contained unsafe levels of toxic lead. Despite_Progress_020716_DemocratandChronicle.pdf
Flint Water Crisis a Reminder of Lead Danger
National news media has focused on the horrific health crisis unfolding in Flint, Michigan. Corrosive water form the Flint River, in use since 2014, destroyed the protective coating inside old pipes, allowing lead to contaminate the city’s drinking water. As a result, an increased number of children in Flint have been lead poisoned. Flint_Crisis_a_reminder_013016_DemocratandChronicle.pdf