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Lax oversight weakens lead testing in water

Yanna Lambrinidou, PhD, anthropologist, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Glenn Page, Executive Director, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Marietta, GA.

Kathy, homeowner with elevated lead levels in her water, Roswell, GA.

Lewis Hays, Manager, Watershed Compliance, Georgia Division of Environmental Protection, Atlanta.

Steve Stubblefield, water purifier, Lawrenceville, GA.

Allison, homeowner with elevated lead levels in water, Sandy Springs, GA.

Renee Hepler, Roswell, GA.

Chris Rustin, DrPH, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Dawn Harris-Young, spokesperson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta.

Kurt Anthony, General Supervisor, Water Quality, Albany Utility Board, Albany, GA.

Danny Young, System Manager, Notla Water Authority, Blairsville, GA.

Van Collins, Deputy Director of Water and Wastewater, Statesboro, GA.

Charlie McGugan, Wastewater Supervisor, Demorest, GA.

Jeffrey Griffiths, MD, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.

American Journal of Public HealthFebruary 2016.

“Documents show Flint filed false reports on lead testing in water,” MLive.com, November 12, 2015.

Water testing records for 118 public water systems in Georgia.

“Charges against water official in Flint dropped” Detroit NewsMay 4, 2017.

Kristi Shead, City Manager, Demorest, GA.