Flint Water: A Study in Environmental Injustice Refer: Paul Tchounwou, Academic Editor US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Implicated actors: Politicians, Agencies, Organizations, Corporations

Systemic, Organizational Management Failure Each year in the United States, 310,000 1- to 5-year-old kids are found to have unsafe levels of lead in their blood, which can lead to a wide range of symptoms, from headaches and stomach pain to behavioral problems and anemia (not enough healthy red blood cells). Lead also can affect a child's developing brain. --What happened in Flint amounted to mass poisoning of hundreds of adults and children --Report details “insidious nature” of this type of chemical poisoning

It’s Reported that Many of Us Are Exposed to Unsafe Drinking Water "Not Necessarily Free of Contamination..."

In-class assignment In groups, look up the assigned resource, and answer the related questions posed as best you can. On a sheet of paper, please note your answers/thoughts on what you have read.