Michigan scientist told colleague to 'bump out' high lead test results to avoid having to tell the public

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<p>‘I rece t ays so-calle “smoki g g ” evi e ce has s rface i the Fli t, Michiga , lea co tami atio sca al. The G ar ia is reporti g that a state e viro me tal official s ggeste that a water collectio tech icia who was gatheri g samples for a s b rba Detroit private water system ‘b mp o t’ a test res lt that co tai e very high levels of lea by testi g more homes.</p>
<p>By oi g so that co l elimi ate the ee to se o t a “lea p blic otice,” accor i g to the 2008 email, which wo l the have alerte resi e ts that their water co tai e a gero sly high levels of the e rotoxic heavy metal.</p>
<p>“Oh my gosh, I’ve ever hear [it] more black a white,” Marc E war s, a Virgi ia Tech professor a lea expert who helpe cover the Fli t water crisis.’</p>
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