Eco Watch - After a public health emergency was declared due to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, the state is now distributing free water filters and bottled water to the city’s residents, according to Reuters. Recent tests from a local children’s hospital showed that children had elevated levels of lead in their blood a year after the city began using water from a local river instead of buying Lake Huron water through Detroit in order cut costs.
The tests “found the number of Flint kids under the age of 5 years old with above average lead levels nearly doubled city-wide and in some cases, tripled,” reported FOX 2’s Randy Wimbley.
It appears that the toxic metal had been entering drinking water through corroded pipes and plumbing materials, according to Flintwaterinfo.com.
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