In a Perspective, researchers suggest that the Flint Water Crisis, during which drinking water in Flint, Michigan contained catastrophically high lead levels, resulted in part from insufficient understanding of the thermodynamic and kinetic factors governing lead release in drinking water distribution systems, and call for increased understanding of such factors to help anticipate and prevent future lead contamination crises.
Article #19-13749: "The pervasive threat of lead (Pb) in drinking water: Unmasking and pursuing scientific factors that govern lead release," by Raymond J. Santucci, Jr. and John R. Scully.
MEDIA CONTACT: Raymond J. Santucci, Jr., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; tel: 804-514-2053; e-mail: rjs4dv@virginia.edu
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