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Title: NOVA: Poisioned Water
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 1
Genre: Special Interest
Audio Language: English
Runtime: 1 hour
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Studio: PBS
Subtitle Language: English
Certificate: MPAA PG
Description: NOVA: Poisoned Water DVD - In this special report, NOVA investigates the water disaster in Flint and unravels a disturbing truth about the vulnerabilities of water systems across the country. Discover the delicate intricacies of water chemistry, the biology of lead poisoning, and the engineering challenge of replacing this ravaged infrastructure. - NOVA: Poisoned Water Water. Turn on the faucet and it's always there. Without it we perish. But how safe is our tap water? In this special report, NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan when local officials changed the city's water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process. As the water pipes corroded, lead leached into the system, exposing the community-including thousands of children-to dangerous levels of poison. NOVA uncovers the science behind this manmade disaster- from the intricacies of water chemistry, to the biology of lead poisoning, to the misuse of science itself. NOVA follows ordinary citizens and independent scientists who exposed the danger lurking in Flint's water and confronted those who turned a blind eye. Still, there's a disturbing truth that reaches far beyond Flint-Water systems across the country are vulnerable to a similar fate. How can we protect ourselves from poisoned water?

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