drinking water

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drinking water

What the eyes don't see

a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city
2019
Mona Hanna-Attisha recounts the story about how she, and a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders in Flint, Michigan fought the government to expose the truth about lead contamination in the towns water supply.
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Troubled water

what's wrong with what we drink
2019
"[The author] . . . shows how our drinking water got contaminated, what it may be doing to us, and what we must do to make it safe"--Provided by publisher.
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A civil action

1999
A high-priced personal injury attorney represents eight families whose children died of leukemia after large corporations let toxic waste leak into the water supply in the Boston area. He puts his career, reputation and all that he owns on the line for the rights of his clients.

The poisoned city

Flint's water and the American urban tragedy
2018
"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"--Provided by publisher.
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What the eyes don't see

a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city
2018
Mona Hanna-Attisha recounts the story about how she, and a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders in Flint, Michigan fought the government to expose the truth about lead contamination in the towns water supply.
Cover image of What the eyes don't see

Should we pay for water?

Discusses the costs related to drinking water.
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Should we pay for water?

2018
Discusses the costs related to drinking water.

Kill Alex Cross

Alex Cross # 18
2011
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene, but someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark and meanwhile, a deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

Cleaning water

2016
Describes how cities treat freshwater so that it is safe to drink.

Thirsty!

could you find water in the world's wildest places?
Explains the dangers, and tells you how you can be prepared. It shows how you can safely find water in the terrain or in the plants around you. And it includes real life stories of people who have survived extreme thirst.

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