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Water Policy Specialist Rajpreet Grewal, Center for Water Policy Director Melissa Scanlan, and 51ÁÔÆæ-SFS Professor Laodong Guo authored an article for The Conversation. The article is titled Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic – as some cities are doing – carries hidden costs<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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