The effects of racism, social exclusion, and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries

J Brown, CS Acey, C Anthonj, DJ Barrington… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Drinking water and sanitation services in high-income countries typically bring widespread
health and other benefits to their populations. Yet gaps in this essential public health …

“I can't breathe”: examining the legacy of American racism on determinants of health and the ongoing pursuit of environmental justice

JD Roberts, KL Dickinson, MD Hendricks… - Current environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of Review “I can't breathe” were the last words spoken by Eric Garner (July 17,
2014), Javier Ambler (March 28, 2019), Elijah McClain (August 30, 2019), Manuel Ellis …

The Flint water crisis

BJ Pauli - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Flint water crisis is one of the most significant environmental contamination events in
recent American history. In April 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan, while under the control of …

Preventing another lead (Pb) in drinking water crisis: Lessons from the Washington DC and Flint MI contamination events

S Roy, MA Edwards - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Two high profile lead (Pb) contamination of drinking water events of the 21st century, namely
Washington DC (2001–04) and Flint Michigan (2014–16), represent a tip of the “water lead” …

Water woes: the institutional challenges in achieving SDG 6

J Evaristo, Y Jameel, C Tortajada, RY Wang… - Sustainable Earth …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 envisions a future where
everyone has access to clean water and sanitation. Yet, as 2030 looms closer, the …

Tracking the post-disaster evolution of water infrastructure resilience: A study of the 2021 Texas winter storm

HR Tiedmann, LA Spearing, S Castellanos… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In February 2021, severe winter weather in Texas caused widespread electrical blackouts,
water outages, and boil water notices. Water systems faced extensive challenges due to …

Systemic review of genetic and epigenetic factors underlying differential toxicity to environmental lead (Pb) exposure

D Cuomo, MJ Foster, D Threadgill - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Lead (Pb) poisoning is a major public health concern in environmental justice communities
of the USA and in many develo** countries. There is no identified safety threshold for lead …

The impact of the Flint water crisis on fertility

DS Grossman, DJG Slusky - Demography, 2019 - Springer
Flint switched its public water source in April 2014, increasing exposure to lead and other
contaminants. We compare the change in the fertility rate and in health at birth in Flint before …

[HTML][HTML] Four phases of the Flint Water Crisis: Evidence from blood lead levels in children

S Zahran, SP McElmurry, RC Sadler - Environmental Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Flint Water Crisis (FWC) is divisible into four phases of child water-lead
exposure risk: Phase A) before the switch in water source to the Flint River (our baseline); …

The many sizes and characters of the Blue Economy

M Graziano, KA Alexander, SJ McGrane, GJ Allan… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article analyses the economic size and resilience of five established definitions of the
Blue Economy across two geographical locations: Scotland (UK) and Michigan (USA). The …