39 - Connecting the Droplets of Water and Health: The Flint Water Crisis

Until now, many of us have taken for granted the chemistry behind supplying potable water to public and private properties.The relentless voices of concerned citizens like Lee Ann Walters of Flint,Michigan, pediatrician Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha, and regulation manager Miguel del Toral of the EPA, placed the Flint water crisis under the national spotlight and microscope. Chemist Dr Julius Green discusses the chemistry, chemicals and complexities of maintaining water safe for human consumption and health.