Project 2 Analysis

In Project 2 I learned a lot about lead in water and how it contaminates people.  I learned that lead is a dangerous substance and that pollution and improper maintenance of water supplies by the government is what is causing this issue in many places in the country. I learned this by using the technical document found on the EPA website and using that information to find cases where lead contamination has occurred. It shocked me that after the first major water crisis in Woburn Massachusetts occurred, that nearly three decades later people were still not properly maintaining water supplies in Flint Michigan. Clean drinking water is a right that all people should have access to. This knowledge is so significant to my learning in this course because all of our discussions run around risk.  I truly don’t believe that the public is knowledgeable and understands the full risk of not having water supplies properly maintained.  The expression of this risk is under spoken about. People are not sure about the full effects because not many people speak of the risk it poses.  Next I need to research a new artifact for project three, and I think that I would like to do it on clean drinking water, possibly, if I find something interesting that I could talk about.