lead was in the water in flint michigan.
lead was in the water in flint michigan.
what was in the water in flint michigan?
lead
the aaas award for scientific freedom and responsibility is given by the american association for the advancement of science and honours scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions, often taken at significant personal cost, have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility and increased scientific awareness throughout the world. the establishment of this new award for scientific freedom and responsibility was announced by aaas executive officer william d. carey on 23 october 1980. the award, which will be presented for the first time at the 1982 aaas annual meeting in washington, dc, will consist of a plaque and a cash prize of $1,000. according to the aaas, these types of exemplary actions include "acting to protect the public's health, safety or welfare; focusing public attention on important potential impacts of science and technology on society by their responsible participation in public policy debates." the 2018 recipient of the aaas award for scientific freedom and responsibility was civil and environmental engineer marc edwards. the aaas stated that he was given the award for his ability to "to apply his engineering expertise to revealing dangerous levels of lead contamination in water supplies" in the area of flint michigan. according to marc, flint michigan "represents misconduct by local and federal government engineers and scientists... and allowed an unprecedented exposure to the best known nerve toxin in the most powerful city in america, and perhaps even the world".
aaas award for scientific freedom and responsibility
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arthur jerome eddy is the son of jerome eddy, mayor of flint michigan and consul to canada. his father purchased the flint michigan paper, the genesee democrat. after running the paper himself, jerome eddy turned over management of the paper to arthur jerome eddy. arthur j. eddy married lulu crapo orrell, a granddaughter of michigan governor henry h. crapo and cousin of the founder of general motors, william crapo durant. his son, jerome orrell eddy was born may 12, 1891 and died december 28, 1951.









































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the family lived at 4152 n. sheridan in chicago, illinois.
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