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Several Michigan, local, and federal agencies are responding to the presence of lead in the drinking
water in Flint, Michigan. The National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services Division
(NLM SIS) provides information on the medical and public health aspects of chemical incidents for
health professionals, policy makers, and volunteers who may be responding to an incident and for
people living in or concerned about the affected region. The information below about health effects of
lead and safe drinking water is from the National Library of Medicine resources including the Hazardous
Substances Data Bank (HSDB); ChemIDplus, Tox Town, and MedlinePlus as well as from other federal
agencies, local agencies, and other authoritative sources.