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Lead poisoning

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Why would people drink brown water?

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The water supply has not only affected Flint, but has also affected neighboring states.

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I wonder how it happened. When did people begin to realize their water was extremely polluted.

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I wonder how it happened. When did people begin to realize their water was extremely polluted.

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Exposure to lead can cause brain damage, and young children exposed to lead's brains likely won't develop as much

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how has the government helped improve the crisis?

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Some type of metal got into the water supply so it was unhealthy to drink. They had to drink bottles of water from stores. I don't think the metal affected people if they touched it, so people could still shower. I remember the water being brownish but am unsure.

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What is being done to treat the water supply in Flint?

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Want to know how long this went on and why it was neglected

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Want to know how long this went on and why it was neglected

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What are the PH levels in the water?

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The Flint Michigan Water Crisis has to do with the contamination of lead in Flint's water supply.

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It has been going on for a long period of time and has affected many families

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Many citizens had to drive hours to a stream in order to fill up containers of clean water.

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Water comes out brown, lead levels are high 

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Water comes out brown, lead levels are high 

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Flint's water supply was full of lead. They used a well to get their water, but their government decided to switch to river water.

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I saw a picture of the water on fire, and it hasn't been fixed since. It is a problem because of waste from companies.

I want to know what has been done to try and fix the crisis, and what were the biggest causes of the crisis, why haven't they been able to fix it yet?

Have there been long term side effects on the people living there? Does anyone want to live there?

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The water looked nasty and probably didnt taste too good either

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The water looked nasty and probably didnt taste too good either

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The Flint water crisis started in 2014 when the city began taking water from the Flint River without treating it properly, contaminating it with lead.