Tag: Michigan

Alleged mishandling of Flint Legionnaire’s outbreak leads to manslaughter charges for MI health chief

By Jonathan Eisen   Posted in .Featured Water Systems
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This is a pretty big deal. Nick Lyon is the highest-ranking state official to be charged in the crisis. Source: Flint Water Crisis: Michigan Health Chief Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter : NPR The director of the Department of HHS in Michigan, Nick Lyon, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to the Flint, MI …

Linking fecal bacteria in rivers to leaky septic tanks

By Elisabeth Bik   Posted in Buildings Scholarly Literature (Journals, Books, Reports) Water Systems
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This article on the website of Michigan Radio had an intriguing title. Detective work traces bacteria in Michigan rivers back to leaky septic tanks – Rebecca Williams – Michigan Radio This is a nice story illustrating how the detection of marker bacteria can be used to track contamination of rivers and other environments with fecal matter, …