Poisoned Water: Michigan Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/us/flint-michigan-water.html

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0624-water-lead.html

Corrosion in the lead and iron pipes that distribute water to city residents plagued Flint, Michigan since summer of 2014. The city decided to begin using the Flint River as its water source however it was not adequately monitored that water has the naturally ability to corrode iron pipes. So when high lead levels, rust-colored tap water, and the growth of pathogenic microbes the CDC stepped in.The Flint River water had a relatively low pH that decreased over time. Reports from the Flint treatment plant, the city’s water had a pH of about 8 in December 2014, but then it slowly dropped to 7.3 by August 2015. Environmental engineers say that if water pH drifts too low in the absence of orthophosphate, the water can start to leach high levels of lead from pipes.

This is still an ongoing crisis in Flint, it is dire that people across the country are aware of the dangerous that could come from your very own faucet. It's important to be updated on any decisions made based on the needs of a town because many people were unaware of the root of the problem.

Coffee HAS Benefits!

A good large portion of America enjoys a cup of coffee whether it be in the morning, afternoon, evening, or late night. Some people think coffee is good for health and some think it is bad for health, but what is the real effect of coffee?

A study was done by Italian researchers where it has been shown that liver cancer is reduced by 40% from drinking coffee, and if three cups or more are drank each day then the risk is reduced down by more than 50%. Liver cancer is a deadly disease. CDC stated that it is in the list of the leading top ten causes of death caused by cancers and cancer deaths, third and ninth, respectively. Men love coffee but women love it more (just like chocolates) which is ironic due to the fact that HCC, a certain type of liver cancer, is more likely to effect males. These results were double checked and published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. So with this knowledge, those who enjoy drinking coffee now know it is not primarily for their taste buds or to wake themselves up. Instead it is for their protection against diseases. Liver cancer risk being reduced is one of them, or at least is being tested to be. The others are womb cancer, prostate cancer; Greek coffee is helping to increase the longevity of one's life.

                                     

Another study was done were coffee increased the risk of death in people, mainly those under 55 years old. Of the Americans who enjoy a cup or more of coffee may also be treating themselves to a low-risk lifestyle from the previously named diseases, but the second study that confirms this assumption should be in moderation.