The chemistry behind Flint's water crisis
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 14:43
in Physics & Chemistry
When the city of Flint switched drinking water sources in 2014, it triggered a health emergency as startlingly high levels of lead turned up in the water. An article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, explains the chemistry behind the water contamination.