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Results of a study entitled "PEDIATRIC LEAD EXPOSURE IN FLINT, MI: CONCERNS FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY" were delivered to Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and City Administrator Natasha Henderson earlier this week.

The study compared blood lead levels of children under the age of five years prior to April of 2014 (when the city of Flint changed its water source) with levels after April of 2014. The study includes analysis of children both in the city of Flint and outside the city.

The study concluded the following:

Elevated lead blood levels of children outside the city of Flint were very small and statistically insignificant
Overall, elevated lead blood levels of children in Flint increased by 1.9% which is significant
Elevated lead blood levels of children in Flint in specific areas where water tested high for the presence of lead increased by 3.8% which is significant

Source:

Fonger, Ron. (September 24, 2015). "Elevated lead found in more Flint kids after water switch, study finds". The Flint Journal-MLive. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

Hurley Medical Center. (September, 2015). "PEDIATRIC LEAD EXPOSURE IN FLINT, MI: CONCERNS FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY". Hurley Medical Center. Retrieved 2016-02-06.

Sep 19, 2015

According to an article in The Flint Journal entitled "Lead levels in Flint water spiked after switch to river, state records show":

City officials insist their own testing shows Flint water is safe and within federal guidelines for lead.

But those same tests also show lead levels have been rising since the city began using the Flint River for water 16 months ago.

The results of Flint's testing for lead since 1992, released by the state Department of Environmental Quality to The Flint Journal-MLive, show 10 percent of homes sampled in the city's most recent testing contained 11 parts per billion or more of lead, with six of 69 samples exceeding the federal lead limit of 15 ppb.

Those are the highest lead levels measured in Flint by the city in more than 20 years, the state data shows.

Sep 15, 2015

Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards, along with other researchers at Virginia Tech, have done extensive testing of the water in Flint. Based on test results, Edwards said that the city of Flint's tests for lead in water can't be trusted.

According to an article written by the Virginia Tech researchers entitled "Why is it possible that Flint River water cannot be treated to meet Federal Standards?", the water from the Flint River has about eight times more Chloride than Detroit water, a substance that is "highly corrosive to iron and lead". Because the city of Flint does not add a corrosion inhibitor to the Flint River water, the corrosive water reacts with the iron and lead.

Virginia Tech professor says Flint's tests for lead in water can't be trusted | The Flint Journal-MLive

Read more about the Virginia Tech Research Team here.

Read more about the Virginia Tech Research Team's testing results here.

Apr 25, 2014

The city of Flint disconnected its water source from the city of Detroit and began getting water from the Flint River.

Closing the valve on history: Flint cuts water flow from Detroit after nearly 50 years | The Flint Journal-MLive

Mar 12, 2014

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held by Flint city leaders and Flint Water Treatment Plant officials marking the start of the process of getting water from the Flint River.

Flint residents should be drinking Flint River water by mid-April, officials say | The Flint Journal-MLive

Jan 4, 2014

According to an analysis by The Flint Journal, over the past eight months the city of Flint has invested almost $4 million on electrical distribution upgrades, a new pump, design work and construction engineering to use the Flint River, and lime cleanup.

Flint spends $4 million on water plant in last eight months | The Flint Journal-MLive

Apr 18, 2013

The city of Detroit informed the city of Flint that it is terminating its contract to provide water on April 17, 2014.

Detroit gives notice: It's terminating water contract covering Flint, Genesee County in one year | The Flint Journal-MLive

Apr 16, 2013

Flint Emergency Manager Ed Kurtz signed the KWA resolution.

According to Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright, it will take up to three years to construct the 64 miles of pipeline, an intake a mile out into Lake Huron, pumping stations, and a county water treatment plant to implement the resolution. For the next three years, the city of Detroit will continue to supply the city of Flint with water. Kurtz said that the city of Flint and Genesee County must give Detroit one year’s notice prior to ending their contract with the city of Detroit.

Flint spurns Detroit's last-ditch pitch, joins Karegnondi Water Authority | The Flint Journal-MLive

Apr 12, 2013

Michigan State Treasurer Andy Dillon gave Flint Emergency Manager Ed Kurtz the OK to proceed with the KWA resolution after the city reviews a final offer from the city of Detroit.

State gives Flint OK to join Karegnondi Water Authority project, but Detroit gets to make final offer | The Flint Journal-MLive

Mar 25, 2013

The Flint City Council approved a resolution to buy water from the Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) instead of its current source, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (the KWA gets its water from Lake Huron). Under the resolution, the city of Flint would get 16 million gallons of water per day from KWA and another 2 million gallons per day from the Flint River, all of which would need treatment by the city of Flint. If approved and implemented, the resolution would save the city of Flint millions of dollars over many years.

Flint City Council approves resolution to buy water from Karegnondi, state approval still needed | The Flint Journal-MLive

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