Dozens Of US Cities Caught Cheating On Drinking Water Tests
Even after the
Flint, Michigan water crisis it took a publication in the UK to investigate the drinking water of major
American cities.
What The Guardian found in their investigation of drinking water is shocking.
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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/02/lead-water-testing-cheats-chicago-boston-philadelphia
“At least 33 cities across 17
US states have used water testing “cheats” that potentially conceal dangerous levels of lead, a Guardian investigation launched in the wake of the toxic water crisis in
Flint, Michigan, has found.
Of these cities, 21 used the same water testing methods that prompted criminal charges against three government employees in
Flint over their role in one of the worst public health disasters in
US history.
The crisis that gripped Flint is an extreme case where a cost-cutting decision to divert the city’s water supply to a polluted river was compounded by a poor testing regime and delays by environmental officials to respond to the health emergency.
The Guardian’s investigation demonstrates that similar testing regimes were in place in cities including
Chicago,
Boston,
Philadelphia,
Detroit and
Milwaukee.”*
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