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Lead Crisis: Flint plumber discovers poison pipes in his own house

2016-02-24 22:39:08| Waste Management - Topix.net

As the water crisis gripped Flint this winter, plumbers union official Harold Harrington was in the vanguard of those offering help, sending hundreds of tradesmen across the city to install filters and faucets for free, hand out lead-testing kits and inspect service lines. He was so busy coordinating the massive volunteer effort - and wielding a wrench himself - that he never got around to testing the water at his own home.

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