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I have a really hard time believing these figures, if only because it would essentially render Flint a non-issue. 32% of Iowan children being poisoned would be
by morgante 11y ago
I have a really hard time believing these figures, if only because it would essentially render Flint a non-issue. 32% of Iowan children being poisoned would be what we'd all be hearing about (if only because it might be a convenient primary issue).
- Manishearth 11y agoIIRC lead is only part of the issue in Flint, the water is otherwise undrinkable, too (very dirty or something). (It's also the direct way in which it happened that makes Flint an issue; most of these other high-lead situations cannot be pinpointed to a single instance of negligence/corruption. Flint can.)
- Mvandenbergh 11y agoThose percentages are the number of tested children with elevated levels, the article doesn't say anything about how elevated the levels are. If 32% of the children in Iowa have mildly elevated levels but very few have highly elevated levels then it might not cause much of a health impact.