River Water Contaminated by Lead and Trihalomethanes (TTHM) - Flint, Michigan USA

Flint Officials Are No Longer Saying the Water is Fine
(Monica DAVEY, New York Times; October 7, 2015)
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/us/reassurances-end-in-flint-after-months-of-concern.html?_r=0

 Public health emergency declared due to lead in Flint water
(Corey WILLIAMS, Associated Press; October 2, 2015)
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e3d15b6a6f09462aaeb8a9a2c10e25ab/public-health-emergency-declared-due-lead-flint-water

A "House of Horrors":  Thousands of Michigan Residents subjected to Contaminated Drinking Water  
(Rupali SRIVASTAVA, ThinkProgress.org; June 5, 2015)
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/05/3666238/flint-michigan-drinking-water-contamination/


Reports: 


Veolia Water Quality Report - Flint, Michigan (March 12, 2015)
http://cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/Veolia-REPORT-Flint-Water-Quality-20150312.pdf

City of Flint 2014 - Annual Water Quality Report
https://www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/CCR-2014.pdf


U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Websites:


Basic Information of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water:  Total Trihalomethanes, Haloacetic Acids, Bromate and Chlorite 
http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/disinfectionbyproducts.cfm

Basic Information about Lead in Drinking Water
http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicinformation/lead.cfm

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