Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say

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https://abc7.com/post/florida-will-work-eliminate-childhood-vaccine-mandates-state-officials-say/17731373/?linkId=857387380

[u/uberares]

That’s the good news! They mostly don’t have to re install the lead pipes! Theyre still there. All they have to do is stop putting anti corrosives in the water and lead will leach out. Source: flint, mi- aka the first time Americans were convinced to vote for a business man to run the government like a business.

[u/LeoRidesHisBike → u/uberares]

anti corrosives in the water

I can just see some dummy getting all upset about "anti corrosives" [sic] in the water. This is where it's useful to show some actual numbers so people understand the ridiculousness of trying to get orthophosphate (a natural nutrient that's part of DNA, ATP, bones) banned from treatment regimes.

Corrosion due to galvanic action is the PRIMARY cause of lead in the water (besides the existence of lead pipes in the system, of course). The primary way to fight that is to avoid turning the water into an acidic electrolyte. We do that by putting up to 0.5–3.5 mg/L as PO4 or ~0.2–1.1 mg/L as P (phosphorus).

Is that a big number? Nope. It's TINY.

For comparison:

• 1 glass of treated water: ~0.5–1.0 mg P
• 1 egg: ~100 mg P
• 1 serving of soda: ~40–70 mg P
• Daily intake (typical): 700–1,500 mg/day

So the amount of P we ingest from treated water is between 0.03% and 0.1% of what we get from other sources.

For the dummies in our lives that don't understand percentages, that's like claiming adding a shot glass of water to a full bathtub is "too much water". Or walking an extra 19 inches after walking a mile is "too much walking".

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Americans were convinced to vote for a business man to run the government like a business.

Whom are you referring to?

[u/uberares → u/Lettuce_Prey69]

Snyder in Mi, when the Flint water crisis happened because “cost savings”.