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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

EPA confirms filters reduce lead in Michigan city's water

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

The filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city’s recent lead water crisis worked properly, according to a study state officials said was conducted to give residents assurance.

Michigan officials said the study was done “out of an abundance of caution” after residents and advocates in Benton Harbor slammed the state's slow response to the city's lead problem and requested more aggressive actions — including a study of the filters.

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