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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2nd kid. Lead poisoning caused it. [/quote]

How is this possible? It’s not the 1970s anymore.  People know this stuff. [/quote]

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Water treatment methods / ancient lead pipes bringing water to your home. It is an an issue in many cities, not just Flint. Was a problem in DC in early 2000s, for example.

Both my kids have some issues but first far more significantly. [/quote]

Yes!  There was a report on what happened in DC but it wasn't widely distributed.  They changed the chemical used to disinfect water at treatment plants from chlorine to monochoramine.  This simple change then resulted to a change in the PH of the water, so as it traveled down the old leaded distribution pipes to our homes, the lead was now leaching out of the pipes.  I haven't heard reports of this happening in other parts of the country, but Lord knows these kinds of changes don't usually happen in isolation.  Lead poisoning from our water was likely going on everywhere in the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_contamination_in_Washington,_D.C.,_drinking_water
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EPA has changed the rules on lead pipes several times since the 1970s because of problems like this.[/quote]

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