RL>  at> I'm not 100% convinced that lead poisoning is really a thing, either.
 RL>  at> It's probably just another "statistical" scare. But a promise is a
 RL>  at> promise.
 RL> 
 RL> There is, but there's more to it than just pipes.
 RL> 
 RL> I used to live in Flint a long time ago, so I followed that mess
 RL> carefully.
 RL> 
 RL> The media want to portray the "Flint Water Crisis" as this thing that
 RL> just magically appeared.  But the facts say otherwise.
 RL> 
 RL> Lead pipes have been around for a long time.  Lead water pipes quickly
 RL> develop a "scale" (think of the blue-green tarnish that copper gets)
 RL> that effectively prevents the lead from leeching into the water.  That's

I never knew that. Then in my case, the lead pipes in my city probably have a very thick scale on them by now, and there's probably no reason to change the pipes.

The county health department here has advised that lead poisoning occurs primarily from inhalation of lead dust (from deteriorating lead paint.) It's hard to know what to believe. If you're not scared of lead, then they'll try to scare you about "the dangers of AI."

 RL> In the interim, they decide to get their water from the Flint River. 
 RL> Problem: The Flint River water was acidic and would remove the lead
 RL> scaling and cause lead to leech into the drinking water.  Easily solved

Do you see a lot of people drinking tap water though? I don't. I use it for cooking but that's about it. All the restaurants use water filters.

Have you heard any local news about large quantities of children being affected by lead poisoning? If so, then this can be resolved by parents not serving their kids tap water, can't it?

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