Article 328K3 Flint water crisis: expert says lead levels normal but warns against celebration

Flint water crisis: expert says lead levels normal but warns against celebration

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Associated Press in Flint, Michigan
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Virginia Tech researcher who has tested city's water supply says people should continue using water filters - and 'crisis of confidence' in government remains

An expert who has warned about dangerous lead levels in Flint, Michigan's drinking water declared on Friday a qualified end to the crisis.

Virginia Tech researcher Marc Edwards made the announcement at a news conference two years to the day after he stood in front of Flint's city hall with residents and other researchers to highlight a serious lead contamination problem in the financially struggling industrial city's water supply.

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