In this special report, NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan, when local officials changed the city's water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process. As the water pipes corroded, lead leached into the system, exposing the community-including thousands of children-to dangerous levels of poison. NOVA uncovers the science behind this manmade disaster- from the intricacies of water chemistry to the biology of lead poisoning to the misuse of science itself. Follows ordinary citizens and independent scientists who exposed the danger lurking in Flint's water and confronted those who turned a blind eye. And discover the disturbing truth that reaches far beyond Flint-water systems across the country are similarly vulnerable. How can we protect ourselves from poisoned water?

NOVA Season 44 Episodes...

• s44e01 - 15 Years of Terror
• s44e02 - School of the Future
• s44e03 - Great Human Odyssey
• s44e04 - Super Tunnel
• s44e05 - Treasures of the Earth: Gems
• s44e06 - Treasures of the Earth: Metals
• s44e07 - Treasures of the Earth: Power
• s44e08 - Secrets of the Sky Tombs
• s44e09 - The Nuclear Option
• s44e10 - Search for the Super Battery
• s44e11 - Ultimate Cruise Ship
• s44e12 - Secrets of Origami
• s44e13 - Killer Trains
• s44e14 - Holocaust Escape Tunnel
• s44e15 - Himalayan Megaquake
• s44e16 - Chinese Chariot Revealed
• s44e17 - Poisoned Water
• s44e18 - Eclipse Over America

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.