Mel Chin, a Houston conceptual artist, is working with scientists and engineers on the problem of lead in the soil.
The lead association discussed the problem of lead poisoning in children in the internal minutes of their meetings, they argue in their 2002 book, "Deceit and Denial," but instead of responding to the dangers, the industry heavily promoted lead paint and aimed their ads at children.
In congressional testimony, he acknowledged the great work that the C.D.C. had done on lead-based paint, and speculated that its failure to face the problem of lead in drinking water was driven in part by fears that funding and attention would be diverted.
The problem of lead poisoning elsewhere, for example from lead paint, does not.
In 2007, a report entitled "A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick" was released by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
Experts, including Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor whose research uncovered the problem of lead contamination in Flint water, argue the municipal water should have been tested for Legionella because the outbreak could be tied to changes in the water system.
As a result, more experts believe the problem of lead in drinking water is much bigger than currently recognized.
The incident did uncover an ongoing and serious problem of lead exposure from other environmental sources in the community, which were associated with elevations in blood lead in individual children.
