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Larger lessons from the Jackson Mississippi and Flint water crises

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Examination of boil water alerts (BWAs) in Jackson, Mississippi points to the breadth and diversity of impact from water contamination. We describe these impacts and the larger context and limitations of BWAs as ways of both informing the public and mitigating risk.

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Fig. 1: Boil water alerts.

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  1. Department of Communication, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

    Matthew Seeger

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

    Shawn P. McElmurry

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Seeger, M., McElmurry, S.P. Larger lessons from the Jackson Mississippi and Flint water crises. Nat Water 1, 317–318 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00068-7

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