Flint Michigan Water Crisis
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Four years to the day that the Flint water crisis began, there has been little progress. In response to the testing, Gov. Rick Snyder recently announced that the state would no longer provide free bottled water to the city’s residents.
Many of the city’s residents don’t believe the water’s safe. Who can blame them? Because of decisions made by state-appointed emergency managers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, they were forced to use water laced with dangerously high levels of lead, a potent neurotoxin, and contaminated by bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease, which claimed at least 12 lives during the 18 months the city used the Flint River as its municipal water source. Despite the concerns voiced by residents and mounting scientific evidence that a massive problem existed, those same officials repeatedly offered assurances that the water was safe and attacked the credibility of those attempting to reveal the truth.
Termination of the free bottled water program has met intense resistance. Flint mayor Karen Weaver has threatened legal action. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint pediatrician who proved blood lead levels in children dramatically increased after the switch to the river, tweeted that bottled water should continue to be provided until all the city’s lead service lines are replaced. Residents agree, with many expressing concerns that unfiltered tap water can still pose a significant risk.
They are right. Lead testing done by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in February found 28 water samples in elementary schools that registered above the federal lead limit of 15 parts per billion.
But even that minimizes the real problem affecting Flint and its water supply. Because of the Flint water crisis, it’s now generally acknowledged that the federal lead limit is dangerously outdated. Lead is especially harmful to pregnant women, infants, and young children. Even at very low levels, lead can cause kids to lose IQ points and to develop learning disabilities and behavioral problems.
Water Tree Huntsville is currently raising funds to load 18 wheelers full of Alkaline water & Power Pitchers to help residents in Flint,MI.
Power Pitcher - When regular, dead, acidic filtered or bottled water is added to this incredible pitcher, it becomes revitalized by adding valuable minerals that have been lost during purification process. This process is a completely natural filtration system that creates antioxidant, alkaline water to help you maintain optimal hydration and combat daily stresses.
Our secret is our patented process that utilizes hydrogen, activated ceramics, and a state of the art system that naturally removes free radicals and re-energizes your water up to 500 gallons (per filter cartridge). It is all housed inside a medical grade plastic portable pitcher that helps prevent the formation of bacteria.
Premium Alkaline Water- The Living Alkaline H2O is all natural "Living" water purified by reverse osmosis and fortified with minerals. It has a higher alkalinity with a pH range of 8.5–9.5 for optimal hydration. It's great tasting and great for you—just the way that nature intended . Our bottles are BPA-free as a part of our commitment to your health.
Alkaline water helps balance the body's pH, which tends to be acidic because of our high acid food diet, stress and exposure to environmental toxins such as smog.
At Water Tree, clean, pure water is only our starting point! More often than not, bottled water companies and filtration systems end up removing both the good and the bad from water. This leaves what we at Dream Tree call dead, acidic water—water with a lower pH and without the essential minerals of water found in nature.
Our health is very closely linked to the pH levels of the water and blood circulating in our bodies. A low pH contributes to an acidic body that is a breeding ground for disease which is why Dream Tree offers alkaline water solutions. Alkaline water helps to raise the pH of your body so that it can function like it should and hydrate more efficiently.
Many of the city’s residents don’t believe the water’s safe. Who can blame them? Because of decisions made by state-appointed emergency managers and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, they were forced to use water laced with dangerously high levels of lead, a potent neurotoxin, and contaminated by bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease, which claimed at least 12 lives during the 18 months the city used the Flint River as its municipal water source. Despite the concerns voiced by residents and mounting scientific evidence that a massive problem existed, those same officials repeatedly offered assurances that the water was safe and attacked the credibility of those attempting to reveal the truth.
Termination of the free bottled water program has met intense resistance. Flint mayor Karen Weaver has threatened legal action. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint pediatrician who proved blood lead levels in children dramatically increased after the switch to the river, tweeted that bottled water should continue to be provided until all the city’s lead service lines are replaced. Residents agree, with many expressing concerns that unfiltered tap water can still pose a significant risk.
They are right. Lead testing done by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in February found 28 water samples in elementary schools that registered above the federal lead limit of 15 parts per billion.
But even that minimizes the real problem affecting Flint and its water supply. Because of the Flint water crisis, it’s now generally acknowledged that the federal lead limit is dangerously outdated. Lead is especially harmful to pregnant women, infants, and young children. Even at very low levels, lead can cause kids to lose IQ points and to develop learning disabilities and behavioral problems.
Water Tree Huntsville is currently raising funds to load 18 wheelers full of Alkaline water & Power Pitchers to help residents in Flint,MI.
Power Pitcher - When regular, dead, acidic filtered or bottled water is added to this incredible pitcher, it becomes revitalized by adding valuable minerals that have been lost during purification process. This process is a completely natural filtration system that creates antioxidant, alkaline water to help you maintain optimal hydration and combat daily stresses.
Our secret is our patented process that utilizes hydrogen, activated ceramics, and a state of the art system that naturally removes free radicals and re-energizes your water up to 500 gallons (per filter cartridge). It is all housed inside a medical grade plastic portable pitcher that helps prevent the formation of bacteria.
Premium Alkaline Water- The Living Alkaline H2O is all natural "Living" water purified by reverse osmosis and fortified with minerals. It has a higher alkalinity with a pH range of 8.5–9.5 for optimal hydration. It's great tasting and great for you—just the way that nature intended . Our bottles are BPA-free as a part of our commitment to your health.
Alkaline water helps balance the body's pH, which tends to be acidic because of our high acid food diet, stress and exposure to environmental toxins such as smog.
At Water Tree, clean, pure water is only our starting point! More often than not, bottled water companies and filtration systems end up removing both the good and the bad from water. This leaves what we at Dream Tree call dead, acidic water—water with a lower pH and without the essential minerals of water found in nature.
Our health is very closely linked to the pH levels of the water and blood circulating in our bodies. A low pH contributes to an acidic body that is a breeding ground for disease which is why Dream Tree offers alkaline water solutions. Alkaline water helps to raise the pH of your body so that it can function like it should and hydrate more efficiently.
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