Chemistry
The metal that leached into the Newark water due to corrosion
What is lead?
The lead pipes were replaced by these
What are copper pipes?
The people most endangered by lead poisoning
Who are children and pregnant women?
The month and year in which the Newark Water Crisis started
When is March of 2016?
The approximate population of Newark
The cause of Newark's sodium silicate failing, and the reason behind it
What is lowering the pH of the water to get rid of carcinogens?
These were handed out but were generally ineffective
What are water filters?
The activist group Anthony Diaz took part in
Newark Water Coalition
The year in which the water crisis approximately ended
When is 2019?
The approximate number of people affected by the water crisis
What is 200,000?
The reason orhtophsophate is not immediately effective for corrosion control
What is the mineral crust taking months to build up enough to properly prevent leaching?
The misleading statement made by Mayor Ras Baraka to Newark residents
What is claiming that the Newark water was safe to drink?
The main danger of lead in children
What is neurological damage?
The year in which Newark switched to using orthophosphate against corrosion
When is 2019?
The number of Newark public schools with lead found in their water in 2016
What is over 30?
The ways sodium silicate prevents corrosion in pipes
What is forming a thin layer around the pipes and slightly raising the pH of the water?
The ex-convict appointed by Mayor Baraka as the director of the water department did not have this
What is a college degree?
Newark residents lost faith in this due to the crisis response
What is the government's ability to provide safe resources?
The year in which the Newark government began handing out water bottles
When was 2019?
The percentage of children in Newark with elevated lead levels in 2017
What is 13%