{"id":3983,"date":"2021-10-25T13:51:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=3983"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:51:40","slug":"benton-harbor-filters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/benton-harbor-filters\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Provides Benton Harbor with Water Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;NEWS POST&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;CONTENT&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;ARTICLE CONTENT&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The state of Michigan looks to provide bottled water to the citizens of Benton Harbor in light of lead contamination in the community. They hope to maintain this supply of clean water until they distribute water filters throughout Benton Harbor. Lead contamination can be extremely dangerous, and therefore it is essential that healthy drinking alternatives are available. Local officials have waited three years for the help. They question if this is sufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Cyndy Roper told <a href=\"https:\/\/detroit.cbslocal.com\/2021\/09\/23\/michigan-sending-water-filters-to-benton-harbor-due-to-lead\/\">CBS Detroit<\/a> that this small action would not be enough. The water quality issue cannot be resolved with \u201ca swing through the community\u201d. Once the state delivers the filters, that is where their involvement ends. Combating contamination can take years, and after the incidents in Flint, Michigan, locals are understandably uneasy. 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In their recent study, they found that many prolonged droughts can cause a higher risk of exposure to arsenic in well water. Maine, New England, the Midwest, and the Southwest are all areas whose arsenic levels are regularly higher than the federal level allows. Although municipal water supplies are carefully monitored, private well water is not. This can be a danger to Americans because over 43 million people rely on private well water. A previous study revealed that somewhere between 1.5 and 2.9 million people are drinking water with unsafe levels of arsenic, and this number may increase to over 4 million in case of a drought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased levels of arsenic may be caused by a decrease in groundwater levels, which causes changes in water chemistry. There are also some human responses to droughts, such as using ground water rather than surface water, which may also affect exposure. 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