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Season 44 Episode 10 | 54m 7s Video has closed captioning.
In this special report, NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan when local officials changed the city’s water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process. As the water pipes corroded, lead leached into the system, exposing the community—including thousands of children—to dangerous levels of poison. NOVA uncovers the science behind this manmade disaster.
Aired: 05/10/17
Expires: 05/30/20
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by <a href="http://www.draper.com/" target=_blank">Draper</a>. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the <a href="http://www.cpb.org/" target="_blank">Corporation for ...
National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers. Additional funding for this program is provided by Millicent Bell, through the Millicent and Eugene Bell Foundation, and the Montgomery Family Foundation.
Follow the emergency in Flint from the switch in water supply to today’s health crisis.
Actor Joe Morton, narrator of “Poisoned Water,” discusses the Flint water crisis.
LeeAnne Walters, of Flint, Michigan, helps save the city from a lead water crisis.
Poisoned Water Q&A with Scientists and Filmmakers
What exactly went wrong in Flint—and what does it mean for the rest of the country?
What exactly went wrong in Flint—and what does it mean for the rest of the country?
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What exactly went wrong in Flint—and what does it mean for the rest of the country?
