Lead levels fall in Flint, Michigan, drinking water as work continues

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters


24 JAN 2017 AT 14:26 ET

Lead levels in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water have receded below federal action levels, state officials said on Tuesday, although they cautioned residents to continue using filtered water as work continued to replace the city’s old, lead pipes.

Tests showed lead levels in the city’s drinking water were 12 parts per billion (PPB) between July and December, below federal limit of 15 ppb, Michigan officials said in a statement.

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[asiliveandbreathe]

1. So how much lead in water is safe...get back to me when it reads ZERO - that is the

correct answer.....ZERO....

[yeoman6987]

3. I don't think any water is zero lead.

[oberliner]

5. Yes there is

As of 1996, all pipes are plumbing have been required to be lead free.

There is no safe level of exposure to lead.

[MichMan]

7. So every house older than 1996 has replaced their entire plumbing system? n/t

[oberliner]

8. No

But there are some places where the level of lead in water is zero.

And that is the only safe level.

[tenorly]

2. No thanks to the American Taliban.

GOPee congresscritters should be forced to drink either Flint water - circa 2015 - or whatever a couple of Moscow prostitutes can provide.

[Leith]

4. Huh

Who did the testing?

Tests showed lead levels in the city’s drinking water were 12 parts per billion (PPB) between July and December, below federal limit of 15 ppb, Michigan officials said in a statement.

"Michigan officials said in a statement." I would like to see the source of this report and confirmation of it by 3 independent, out-of-state testing labs.

This quote is from the Detroit Free Press, Jan 19, 2017:

Snyder mentioned Tuesday that more than 600 lead pipes in Flint have been replaced and that "we look forward to working with the city on accelerating the progress of that." There are still thousands of lead pipes to go. (emphasis mine)

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2017/01/19/flint-water-crisis-lead-pipes/96743236/

It sounds like they still have a hell of a long way to go. They can get back to us once they have finished the job.

[MichMan]

6. What about all the others ?

There are hundreds of localities with lead levels worse than Flint, that no one is paying attention to.