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Bad ScienceWednesday, May 31, 2017 - by Water2Drink![]() An outstanding new documentary aired tonight on PBS. “Nova:
Poisoned Water,” outlines the water delivery system to our homes and
businesses, and it uses the water disaster in Flint, MI as “a cautionary tale.”
You can also find the program at this link. To recap, the Flint, MI water crisis of 2014 began when the
city switched its water supply from Lake Huron, to the #Flint River. However,
chemical reactions between the river water and the lead pipes that delivered
Flint’s water caused the pipes to corrode and eventually leach lead into the
drinking water supply, thereby poisoning the water throughout the city. The #leadcontamination
was found and exposed by a Virginia Tech researchers such as Marc Edwards, who
also gained national attention in Washington, DC, a decade earlier.
The same contamination happened in Washington, DC, in 2004. “A
coverup of lead problems in Washington’s water helped promote the notion that
children couldn’t be seriously injured” by contaminated water, according to a Washington Post article, “The Scary
Story About How Lead Gets Into Drinking Water” by #VickyHallett. The city
governments of both Washington, DC and Flint, MI relied upon a protective
coating called “scale,” which normally forms as a chemical reaction between
pipes and properly treated drinking water. Washington and Flint both overlooked
vital corrosion control measures when the water source changed, says the
#WashingtonPost article.
Water2Drink.com wants you to be aware of the many types of
lead contamination and the science behind how it can occur in your drinking
water system. Water2Drink.com respects the work that #VirginiaTech is doing to
alert the public about drinking water contamination in these major cities, but
we also believe everyone should become knowledgeable about the water supply in
their own city or town.
Water2Drink sells only the Multipure family of Drinking
Water Systems, all of which are independently tested and certified in lead
reduction of over 99%. Contact #Water2Drink today and let us help you determine
the best filtration system for your needs.
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