The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a prime example of science being ignored, unknown, or even misused. Here's the chemistry behind how so many things went wrong. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: rokoko, Alex Hackman, Andrew Finley Brenan, Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.michigan.gov/documents/treasury/Edward_Kurtz_Contract_394722_7.pdf www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/20/465545378/lead-laced-water-in-flint-a-step-by-step-look-at-the-makings-of-a-crisis www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-29942_34762-381701--,00.html Lead pipes ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2007.113555 www.awwa.org/resources-tools/public-affairs/press-room/press-release/articleid/4074/lead-ser.aspx www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/lead/index.cfm Corrosion Protection www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/occtmarch2016.pdf cen.acs.org/articles/94/i7/Lead-Ended-Flints-Tap-Water.html Chloride & Chlorine www.corrosionjournal.org/doi/abs/10.5006/1.3600449?code=NACE-prem-site www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-chlorine-added-t/ www.researchgate.net/publication/273749642_Comparison_of_Chlorine_and_Chloramines_on_Lead_Release_from_Copper_Pipe_Rigs cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/display.highlight/abstract/22 www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/Flint-TTHM-Operational-Evaluation-Report-August-2015.pdf www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/TTHM-Notification-Final.pdf www.cdc.gov/safewater/publications_pages/thm.pdf Legionnaires www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353852/ www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/was-flint-s-deadly-legionnaires-epidemic-caused-low-chlorine-levels-water-supply www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/02/05/582482024/lethal-pneumonia-outbreak-caused-by-low-chlorine-in-flint-water www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/flint-water-crisis-deaths-likely-surpass-official-toll/ www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/01/31/1718679115 Protocols www.michigan.gov/documents/snyder/FWATF_FINAL_REPORT_21March2016_517805_7.pdf flintwaterstudy.org/2015/08/hazardous-waste-levels-of-lead-found-in-a-flint-households-water/ www.michiganradio.org/post/states-instructions-sampling-drinking-water-lead-not-best-practice www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/drinking_water_sample_collection.pdf www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/Lead_Copper_Sampling_Instructions_329915_7.pdf flintwaterstudy.org/information-for-flint-residents/results-for-citizen-testing-for-lead-300-kits/ www.cescenter.com/documents/Regulatory%20Limits%20for%20Contaminants%20of%20Concern.pdf Lead Poisoning academic.oup.com/brain/article/126/1/5/299373 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19644200 Conclusion www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chemical-study-ground-zero-house-flint-water-crisis-180962030/ www.cityofflint.com/wp-content/uploads/Adding-Extra-Phosphate-to-Flint-Water-09-Copy.pdf www.michiganradio.org/post/flints-lead-pipe-replacement-program-moves-forward-under-new-management Images: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lead_pipe_-_Bath_Roman_Baths.jpg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DSC00125_-_Tubi_di_piombo_romani_-_Foto_di_G._Dall%27Orto.jpg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flint_skyline2.jpg en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Severe_Pneumonia_Caused_by_Legionella_pneumophila_Serogroup_11,_Italy.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legionella_pneumophila_01.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iron(III)_chloride_hexahydrate.jpg

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