Flint Water Crisis- Flocabulary

Why did Flint begin getting its water from the Flint River?

• Officials decided Flint residents would temporarily get water from the Flint River while a pipe between Flint and Lake Huron was being constructed.

• Officials switched Flint's water supply from the Detroit water system to the Flint River because Detroit's water was too toxic.

• Officials decided to switch Flint's water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River permanently to save money

• The recession caused many Flint residents to lose their jobs and move so fewer people needed water.

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Why were Flint residents told to boil water?

• To get rid of the bad smell.

• To get rid of the bad taste.

• To kill E. Coli bacteria

• To destroy lead particles.

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Why did Jerry Ambrose decline the offer to reconnect Flint to Detroit's water supply?

• Ambrose was worried that Detroit water supply was equally polluted.

• The Detroit Water and Sewage Department would not waive the $4 million fee it would cost to reconnect.

• Ambrose was not in charge of finances and said he did not have the authority to accept the offer.

• Ambrose said reconnecting would cost $12 million a year.

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Lead poisoning in children can result in which of the following?

• learning difficulties.

• low physical development

• behavioral problems

• all of the above.

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Which of these was a reason there was lead in the Flint River

• General Motors had polluted the Flint River by illegally dumping toxic waste in it.

• The Flint River was not being treated with an anti-corrosive agent, so the water leached lead from pipes.

• The Flint River was not being treated with a disinfectant byproduct, so the water leached lead from pipes.

• Lead naturally flowed into it from Detroit's water supply and from Lake Huron.

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Why did problems with the water persist after Flint was reconnected with Detroit's water system?

• Detroit's water system was also full of toxic particles.

• The old pipes were replaced by pipes that were also corroded.

• The water ran through corroded pipes that put toxic particles into the water.

• A disinfectant byproduct had been added to the water, and it made people sick.

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What causes Legionnaire's disease?

• lead

• bacteria

• pneumonia

• trihalomethanes

Both Gina McCarthy and Rick Snyder

• Agreed to leave their positions in the Michigan government in 2016.

• Maintain that Flint's water was safe to drink through the end of 2015.

• Claim that they were not fully informed about he situation in Flint.

• Took swift action to make sure Flint had clean water by May 2015

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