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Lead in Water Discussion

Overview

After reading the articles which analyze the chemistry of the Flint water crisis, answer the following questions.

Your answers should be thorough and in detail. Each answer should be at least a 7-8 line paragraph separately.

  1. How has the chemistry involved in this event led to problems in the Flint water supply? Include chemical reactions.
  2. How could it have been prevented? What could have been done differently to prevent this event?
  3. Why is there such a concern about lead in water? Do a quick search on Vallecitos water district (our water supplier in San Marcos) and report what the lead concentration In our water supply is
  1. Articles:
    1. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/december-2016/flint-water-crisis.html
    2. https://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i7/Lead-Ended-Flints-Tap-Water.html