Expenses a company has when it drills for oil or natural gas. Intangible drilling costs are sometimes convenient for a company's tax purposes because it can deduct intangible drilling costs in one year when the company perhaps found little or no oil from profits made in a different year when the company does find oil.
Bruce Lanphear, a professor at Simon Fraser University and also an expert in lead toxicity, said Edwards not only studies the impact of lead in water, but he makes his testing available to communities in need, like he did in Flint.
Another common question is whether or not it's OK to shower, take a bath or even brush your teeth if water has lead in it. You're scared about splashing water in your face, to be honest with you, just really dangerous, really dangerous situation we live in right here in Flint, said Flint resident Marvin Jones.