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“We” still think it’s a good idea to use asbestos in less fortunate countries. The way Americans may see that is the way Scandinavia sees lead pipes. I mean, f

“We” still think it’s a good idea to use asbestos in less fortunate countries. The way Americans may see that is the way Scandinavia sees lead pipes. I mean, flint was so many years ago, why haven’t you improved things?

gruez 8y ago
AFAIK the issue in flint was that the increased acidity from the new water source destroyed the protective coating in the lead pipes. Lead pipes should be safe under normal conditions.
- Gibbon1 8y ago
  I think part of the problem is lead containing deposits in pipes that accumulated over decades. And then they switched water sources and it started leaching out. The guys that did that knew that would happen and typical of conservatives didn't care.
  - SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
    >and typical of conservatives didn't care. I’d ask how it feels to be such a puppet of someone else’s game... but that would require some self awareness.
  - uxp100 8y ago
    I’d say the people who handled the switchover, state engineers, were likely liberals, not that it matters. It’s not as if treating the water incorrectly was a cost saving measure, they just screwed up.
    - Gibbon1 8y ago
      Gov Rick Snyder is a conservative that appointed managers to run Flint and they are the ones that did that. Sorry
      - uxp100 8y ago
        The managers are the ones who handle water treatment? Switching from detroit water to flint river water was perfectly safe, if phosphate levels and/or ph was matched (or other approaches to manage the protective layer of minerals inside lead service lines). Detroit ends it's contract with flint, flint moves to water from the flint river, change in water chemistry has disastrous effects (not just lead). Are you saying instead of engineers screwing up the water treatment (failing to match new water to old) the city managers told them to let the water chemistry change? Do you have any evidence of that?
        Gibbon1 8y ago
        The Republican manager appointed by the Republican governor told them there was no budget for that and they'd be fired if they didn't comply.

gruez 8y ago

AFAIK the issue in flint was that the increased acidity from the new water source destroyed the protective coating in the lead pipes. Lead pipes should be safe under normal conditions.

Gibbon1 8y ago
I think part of the problem is lead containing deposits in pipes that accumulated over decades. And then they switched water sources and it started leaching out. The guys that did that knew that would happen and typical of conservatives didn't care.
- SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
  >and typical of conservatives didn't care. I’d ask how it feels to be such a puppet of someone else’s game... but that would require some self awareness.
- uxp100 8y ago
  I’d say the people who handled the switchover, state engineers, were likely liberals, not that it matters. It’s not as if treating the water incorrectly was a cost saving measure, they just screwed up.
  - Gibbon1 8y ago
    Gov Rick Snyder is a conservative that appointed managers to run Flint and they are the ones that did that. Sorry
    - uxp100 8y ago
      The managers are the ones who handle water treatment? Switching from detroit water to flint river water was perfectly safe, if phosphate levels and/or ph was matched (or other approaches to manage the protective layer of minerals inside lead service lines). Detroit ends it's contract with flint, flint moves to water from the flint river, change in water chemistry has disastrous effects (not just lead). Are you saying instead of engineers screwing up the water treatment (failing to match new water to old) the city managers told them to let the water chemistry change? Do you have any evidence of that?
      - Gibbon1 8y ago
        The Republican manager appointed by the Republican governor told them there was no budget for that and they'd be fired if they didn't comply.