The Flint Water Crisis Confirms That U.S. Drinking Water Needs Improved Risk Management

摘要

Since the Flint, MI water crisis, polls have shown that half of Americans are not very confident in the safety of their tap water and water contamination is believed to be a widespread problem. These Americans have more than just the recent events in Flint to support their beliefs. Before the Flint water crisis was the Toledo water crisis and before Toledo was the West Virginia water crisis and before that... The list goes on and shows the existence of larger public health concerns that the current regulatory system has repeatedly failed to address to protect US residents. So what will be done about it?