Flint has a much lower rate of lead poisoning than it had two decades ago
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Historical data on childhood blood lead levels in Flint, Michigan, demonstrate a substantial overall decrease over the past two decades despite temporary spikes during the water crisis.
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Lead release to potable water during the Flint, Michigan water crisis as revealed by routine biosolids monitoring data
2019 · cited by 42
Schilling et al. (2019) find that post-crisis interventions reduced lead levels to historic lows compared to the period 2012-2013.
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Blood Lead Levels of Children in Flint, Michigan: 2006‐2016
2018 · cited by 32
Gomez et al. (2018) report a significant decline in the percentage of elevated blood lead levels from 11.8% in 2006 to 3.2% in 2016.