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High levels of lead and other contaminants reported in Detroit, Michigan drinking water.

2022

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According to the Environmental Working Group's online database, residents of the majority-Black city of Detroit, Michigan are drinking tap water that contains extensive contaminants including radium, nitrate, hexavalent chromium, and lead.