Lead in America's Water Systems
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2016
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The dangers of lead poison — especially to children — have been known since the days of the Romans. But some 2000 water supplies around the country are contaminated with lead. We hear about a public health crisis that didn’t need to happen and what it will cost to fix it.
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| 0:27.7 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:35.5 | Lead poison, America's silent epidemic. |
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| 0:45.6 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:48.1 | Flint, Michigan has provided a wake-up call. |
| 0:50.2 | The water supplied by some 2,000 water districts around the country is contaminated with lead. |
| 0:56.3 | For decades, a powerful industry pushed for the use of lead pipes in buildings, including schools and private homes. |
| 1:02.7 | Lead in the drinking water can cause organ damage and mental disabilities in children, |
| 1:07.1 | and it's well known there's no safe level. |
| 1:10.0 | So how was a national crisis allowed to occur and what's to be done? |
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| 1:58.3 | to the point the dangers of lead poison especially to children have been known since the days of the Romans. But some 2,000 water supplies around the |
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