After lead poison the drinking water in Flint , residents receive filter they were told would make their strike H2O dependable . Now , tests over the last 24 hr are bear witness that track levels in some homes are still too high for a filter to cover .
At a pressing league this evening , Mayor Karen Weaver delivered the assertion alongside representatives from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality , which dispense the testing . She further residents to have their weewee tested immediately before using filters .
Some filter , specifically gravity - fed onescertified by the National Sanitation Foundation , are able to remove fair amounts of lead from drinking H2O , up to about 150 parts per billion . What Flint is seeing , however , are some story higher than 150 parts per billion — in other Bible , what can safely be removed by those filters . Some examination showed levels as high as 4000 parting per billion . It ’s not every home , but it is enough dwelling to cause an alarm .
This means that the “ reliable ” water generator from Lake Huron is now not safe any longer due to the manner the Flint River urine heavily corroded the city ’s pipes . trial run kits are now being diffuse so resident physician can continue to monitor their water and know when it ’s safe to go back to the tap — if it ever will be . TheNew York Times put out a withering storyon how doctors are work to evaluate the damage done to children under geezerhood five .
Meanwhile , Congress has suggest $ 400 million in Union aidwhich could helpreplace the city ’s lead pipes .
[ WXYZ ]
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