Preventing Lead Poisoning

Lead does serious harm to the neurological system of developing children. This harm continues for the rest of their lives as there is no cure for lead poisoning. There is only remediation, as happens in classrooms for children with learning and behavioral problems. Consequently, much more attention needs to be paid to the primary prevention … [Read more…]

Flint – Tip of the Iceberg

Five weeks ago I attended an overflow event at Virginia Tech that featured professor of environmental engineering, Marc Edwards, and his students–the Flint Water Study Research Team, and also LeeAnne Walters, the Flint mother who asked professor Edwards to come test the Flint River water. The event was full of emotion, especially for an engineering … [Read more…]