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[ 0 => '{{Infobox person', 1 => '| honorific_prefix =', 2 => '| name = Marc Edwards', 3 => '| honorific_suffix =', 4 => '| native_name =', 5 => '| native_name_lang =', 6 => '| image = Marc Edwards 2016.jpg', 7 => '| alt =', 8 => '| caption = Edwards testifying during the [[Flint water crisis]] hearing, March 2016', 9 => '| birth_name =', 10 => '| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1964}}', 11 => '| birth_place =', 12 => '| nationality = American', 13 => '| other_names =', 14 => '| citizenship =', 15 => '| alma_mater = [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|State University of New York at Buffalo]]<br/>[[University of Washington]]', 16 => '| occupation = [[Professor]]', 17 => '| years_active =', 18 => '| employer = [[Virginia Tech]]', 19 => '| education = [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|State University of New York at Buffalo]] (B.S.)<br>[[University of Washington]] (M.S., Ph.D.)', 20 => '| known_for = Water-supply safety and engineering', 21 => '| notable_works =', 22 => '| style =', 23 => '| height =', 24 => '| television =', 25 => '| title = Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering', 26 => '| term = August 23, 2004–present', 27 => '| predecessor = Clifford Randall', 28 => '| successor =', 29 => '| party =', 30 => '| movement =', 31 => '| opponents =', 32 => '| boards = [[Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors]] (president, 2001–2005)', 33 => '| criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources -->', 34 => '| criminal_penalty =', 35 => '| criminal_status =', 36 => '| spouse =', 37 => '| partner =', 38 => '| children = 2', 39 => '| parents =', 40 => '| relatives =', 41 => '| callsign =', 42 => '| awards = [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]], 2007<br/>Outstanding Faculty Award, 2007<br/>Praxis Award in Professional Ethics, 2010', 43 => '| signature =', 44 => '| signature_alt =', 45 => '| signature_size =', 46 => '| website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} -->', 47 => '}}', 48 => ''''Marc Edwards''' (born 1964) is a civil engineering/environmental engineer and the Charles Edward Via Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at [[Virginia Tech]].<ref name=homepage>{{cite web | url = http://www.cee.vt.edu/index.php?do=view&content=0&apps=2&level=2&id=17&pid=927d7092eb2aad90ce864f9550609736 | title = Welcome to the homepage of Marc Edwards | work = Faculty | publisher = Virginia Tech | location = Blacksburg, VA | date = May 19, 2011 | accessdate = June 15, 2011 }}</ref>', 49 => 'An expert on water treatment and corrosion, Edwards's research on [[Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water|elevated lead levels]] in [[Washington, DC]]'s municipal water supply gained national attention, changed the city's recommendations on water use in homes with [[lead service pipe]]s, and caused the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] to admit to publishing a report so rife with errors that a congressional investigation called it "scientifically indefensible." He is considered one of the world's leading experts in water corrosion in home plumbing,<ref name=prism/> and a nationally recognized expert on copper corrosion.<ref>{{cite web | title = Pinhole Leaks in Copper Pipes | work = Research | publisher = Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | url = http://www.wsscwater.com/home/jsp/content/pinholescroll.faces | accessdate = June 15, 2011 | location = Laurel, MD | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110520192115/http://www.wsscwater.com/home//jsp/content/pinholescroll.faces | archive-date = May 20, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He is also one of the whistleblowers in the [[Flint water crisis]], along with Dr. [[Mona Hanna-Attisha]].', 50 => '', 51 => 'Edwards was named a [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]] in 2007.<ref name=macarthur>{{cite web |url=http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2913825/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={98B6202C-16A6-480D-B33F-3A9ACCC9EC3D}&notoc=1 |title=Marc Edwards |work=MacArthur Fellows 2007 |publisher=John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |date=September 2007 |location=Chicago |accessdate=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027075140/http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.2913825/apps/nl/content2.asp?content_id={98B6202C-16A6-480D-B33F-3A9ACCC9EC3D}&notoc=1 |archivedate=October 27, 2011 }}</ref> The program cited him for "playing a vital role in ensuring the safety of drinking water and in exposing deteriorating water-delivery infrastructure in America’s largest cities."<ref name=macarthur/> In 2004, ''Time'' magazine featured him as one of the United States' most innovative scientists.<ref name=time>{{cite journal | url = http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200404/edwards.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040408111839/http://www.time.com/time/2004/innovators/200404/edwards.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 8, 2004 | title = The Plumbing Professor: getting the lead out | last = August | first = Melissa | date = April 12, 2004 | journal = Time | location = New York | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref>', 52 => '', 53 => '==Biography==', 54 => 'Edwards, a native of the [[Buffalo, New York]] area, received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[biophysics]] from the [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|State University of New York at Buffalo]] in 1986.<ref name=prism/><ref name=macarthur/> He received his [[Master of Science]] in 1988 and his [[Ph.D.]] in engineering in 1991 from the [[University of Washington]].<ref name=prism/><ref name=macarthur/>', 55 => '', 56 => 'Edwards taught at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]].<ref name=macarthur/> In 1997, he joined the faculty of Virginia Tech's department of civil and environmental engineering.<ref name=prism/> From 2001 to 2005, he served as president of the board of directors for the [[Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors]].<ref name=aeesp-mgmt>{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050223222422/http://aeesp.org/org/management.html | archivedate = February 23, 2005 | url = http://aeesp.org/org/management.html | title = AEESP Management | work = AEESP.org | publisher = Association of Engineering and Science Professors }}</ref> He delivered Virginia Tech's Graduate School Commencement address on December 19, 2008.<ref name=commence>{{cite video |people= Edwards, Marc|date= December 19, 2008 |title= Marc Edwards speaks at Virginia Tech's 2008 Fall Graduate School Commencement |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujSIfsSc_ks |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ujSIfsSc_ks |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|medium= YouTube|publisher= Virginia Tech |location= Blacksburg, VA |accessdate= June 15, 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>', 57 => '', 58 => 'He lives with his wife Jui-Ling and two children Ethan and Ailene in [[Blacksburg, Virginia]].<ref name=prism>{{cite journal|url=http://www.prism-magazine.org/nov04/feature_water.cfm |title=The Water Guy |journal=Prism |date=November 2004 |volume=14 |issue=3 |last=Home-Douglas |first=Pierre |accessdate=June 15, 2011 |publisher=American Society for Engineering Education |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915195413/http://www.prism-magazine.org/nov04/feature_water.cfm |archivedate=September 15, 2011 }}</ref>', 59 => '', 60 => '==(2003 - 2010) Lead levels in Washington, DC water supply==', 61 => '{{Further|Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water}}', 62 => 'Edwards's research in the mid-1990s focused on an increasing incidence of pinhole leaks in copper water pipes. Homeowners contacted him about the leaks, some of which were occurring 18 months after installation.<ref name=prism/> After a century of using copper for water pipes, the expectation is that they will last for 50 years in residential applications.<ref name=prism/> The [[District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority]] (WASA) funded Edwards's research into the cause of the leaks.<ref name=vesilind>{{cite book | title = Engineering Peace and Justice: The responsibility of engineers to society | last = Vesilind | first = P. Aarne | publisher = Springer | year = 2009 | isbn = 978-1-84882-673-1 | pages = 141–142 | location = New York }}</ref>', 63 => '', 64 => 'A group of [[Washington, DC]] homeowners asked Edwards to investigate their corroding copper pipes in March 2003. Suspecting the water, he tested for [[lead (element)|lead]]. The accepted limit for lead in drinking water is 15&nbsp;[[parts per billion]] (ppb). Edwards's meter, which could read values up to 140&nbsp;ppb, showed off-the-scale readings even after he had diluted the sample to ten percent of its original strength.<ref name=prism/> The water contained at least 1,250&nbsp;ppb of lead.<ref name=time/> "Some of it would literally have to be classified as a hazardous waste," he said.<ref name=prism/> At the time, WASA recommended that customers in areas served by lead pipes allow the water to run for 30 seconds to one minute as a precaution.<ref name=prism/> Edwards's tests showed that the highest lead levels occurred 30 seconds to a few minutes after the tap was opened.<ref name=prism/>', 65 => '', 66 => 'When Edwards brought his concerns to WASA, the agency threatened to withhold future monitoring data and research funding from him unless he stopped working with the homeowners.<ref name=prism/> The [[Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) discontinued its subcontract with him.<ref name=prism/> With his funding cut off, Edwards paid his engineering students out of his own pocket so that they could continue the research.<ref name=prism/>', 67 => '', 68 => 'After the ''Washington Post'' ran front-page stories in January 2004 about the problem, a Congressional hearing was held in March 2004 where Edwards testified.<ref name=prism/><ref name=easyfix>{{cite news | title = No Easy Fix For Water: Scientist says new lines could make lead worse | last = Cella | first = Matthew | newspaper = The Washington Times | date = March 6, 2004 | page = A09 | publisher = News World Communications}}</ref> At the hearing, Edwards identified the cause of the readings as [[monochloramine]], a disinfecting chemical that had replaced [[chlorine]] in the water supply in March 2000.<ref name=prism/> Chloramine-treated water, he said, picks up lead from pipes and solder and does not release it, resulting in elevated levels.<ref name=vesilind/> Chloramine also doesn't break down over time, as chlorine does, so there is always some in the water system.<ref>{{cite news | title = Disinfectant linked to lead in D.C. used in Greenville | last = Zacher | first = Jason | newspaper = The Greenville News | location = Greenville, SC | date = April 6, 2004 | page = A1 }}</ref> Edwards also testified that WASA's attempts to replace lead pipes with copper pipes could exacerbate the problem, because the copper increases corrosion of the old lead.<ref name=easyfix/>', 69 => '', 70 => 'Following the discontinuation of chloramine treatment in 2004, Edwards and his colleagues continued to study the long-term effects of the elevated water lead levels;<ref>{{cite journal | title = Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water: Washington, DC, 2001−2004 | last1 = Edwards | first1 = Marc | last2 = Triantafyllidou | first2 = Simoni | last3 = Best | first3 = Best | journal = Environmental Science and Technology | year = 2009 | volume = 43 | issue = 5 | pages = 1618–1623 | doi = 10.1021/es802789w | publisher = American Chemical Society | pmid = 19350944 | bibcode = 2009EnST...43.1618E }}</ref> their article "Elevated Blood Lead in Young Children Due to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water," published in the journal ''Environmental Science and Technology'', won that publication's Editor's Choice Award for the best science paper of 2009.<ref>{{cite news | title = R&D Briefs | newspaper = The Roanoke Times (Blue Ridge Business Journal) | location = Roanoke, VA | date = March 22, 2010 | page = BRBJ11 | publisher = The Roanoke Times }}</ref>', 71 => '', 72 => 'Referring to a study by the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) that essentially dismissed the idea of health risks from DC's lead-contaminated water, Edwards wrote to James Stephens, the CDC's associate director of science: "Why is it that every child I have personal knowledge of, who had a strong chance of having elevated blood lead from water, is either deleted or otherwise misrepresented in the data that CDC has and used for this publication?"<ref name=slate>{{cite web | title = Health agency covered up lead harm | last = Renner | first = Rebecca | date = April 10, 2009 | work = Salon | publisher = Salon Media Group | url = http://www.salon.com/news/environment/feature/2009/04/10/cdc_lead_report/?source=newsletter | accessdate = June 15, 2011 }}</ref> Edwards did not receive a response until March 2008, when Stephens wrote "We have examined CDC's role in the study and have found no evidence of misconduct."<ref name=slate/>', 73 => '', 74 => 'As a result of Edwards's research, the [[United States House of Representatives]]' science and technology subcommittee conducted a congressional investigation into the matter. They concluded that the CDC made "scientifically indefensible" claims that the lead levels in DC were not harmful, knowingly using flawed data.<ref name=misled>{{cite news | title = CDC misled District residents about lead levels in water, House probe finds | last = Leonnig | first = Carol D. | date = May 20, 2010 | newspaper = The Washington Post | location = Washington, DC | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/19/AR2010051902599.html | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref> In the wake of the investigation, Edwards called for the CDC paper's senior author to resign.<ref name=misled/> The day after the House report was released, the CDC released a public statement admitting to their errors.<ref name=prof-truth>{{cite news | title = Virginia Tech professor uncovered truth about lead in D.C. water | last = McCartney | first = Robert | date = May 23, 2010 | newspaper = The Washington Post | location = Washington, DC | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/22/AR2010052203447.html | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref> James Elder, former national director of groundwater and drinking water for the EPA, said "Had Edwards not gotten involved, this would never have come out."<ref name=prof-truth/>', 75 => '', 76 => 'In 2010, the CDC said that 15,000 homes in the DC area might still have water supplies with dangerous levels of lead.<ref>{{cite news | title = Study of D.C. water sharpens understanding of lead threat | last = Brown | first = David | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = December 11, 2010 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/11/AR2010121102871.html | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref> Following Edwards's recommendation, the DC water authority now warns homeowners with lead water-supply lines to let the tap run for ten minutes before drinking or cooking.<ref name=time/>', 77 => '', 78 => 'During his work on the Washington water quality, said Bill Knocke, head of Virginia Tech's civil and environmental engineering department, Edwards was so concerned about the public health impact that he was hospitalized due to the stress.<ref name=outstanding>{{cite news | title = Outstanding Faculty Awards to be Presented to 12 Today | last = Esposito | first = Greg | newspaper = The Roanoke Times | location = Roanoke, VA | date = February 8, 2007 | page = B3 }}</ref>', 79 => '', 80 => '== (2004-2014) Notable Projects ==', 81 => '', 82 => 'In 2006, Edwards suggested that the EPA testing procedure for lead in tap water could miss elevated levels because it called for homeowners to remove the aerator from their faucet before drawing water for testing. The screen in the aerator, he said, could trap lead particles; if so, water drawn for testing would not reflect the full lead exposure experienced by people drinking from the faucet under normal use.<ref name=lookout>{{cite news | title = Looking out for lead (Editorial) | newspaper = News & Observer | location = Raleigh, NC | date = July 9, 2006 }}</ref>', 83 => '', 84 => 'In 2007, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] hired Edwards to investigate water-quality problems in three buildings. (When UNC asked its engineering faculty for guidance, their response was "We have two words for you—Marc Edwards.")<ref name=sci-lead>{{cite journal | title = Lead-free? Faucets are anything but | last = Raloff | first = Janet | journal = ScienceNews | date = October 30, 2008 | publisher = Society for Science & The Public | url = http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/38190/title/Science_%2B_the_Public__Lead-free%3F_Faucets_are_anything_but | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref> He found "low-grade and fixable" lead contamination, which he blamed on "lead-free" brass plumbing fixtures.<ref name=unc-ch>{{cite news | title = UNC-CH finds lead in three buildings | last = Clabby | first = Catherine | newspaper = News & Observer | location = Raleigh, NC | date = May 12, 2007 }}</ref> According to Edwards, Federal regulations permit up to 8 percent lead in "lead-free" brass fixtures, which can leach from the fixtures if the water is corrosive.<ref name=unc-ch/> He says that the Federal standard uses a water formulation that is remarkably tame compared to actual water supplies, allowing such fixtures to pass lead-leaching tests.<ref name=sci-lead/> Edwards provided a solution to UNC's problem: Accelerate the leaching of the lead by running each faucet at full flow for ten minutes, and then leaving it open at a trickle for three days, after which most of the lead had leached out.<ref name=sci-lead/>', 85 => '', 86 => 'In a 2008 radio interview, Edwards noted that the United States has over five million lead water pipes, many of which are nearing the end of their useful life.<ref name=driller>{{cite journal | title = Lead in our drinking water | journal = National Driller |date=January 2008 | volume = 29 | issue = 1 | page = 73 | publisher = BNP Media}}</ref> "In some cases, you can take a single glass of water," he said, "and if you're unlucky, and it has that piece of lead in it, you can get a very high dose of lead, similar to that which you could obtain by eating lead paint chips."<ref name=driller/>', 87 => '', 88 => 'During the [[Society of Environmental Journalists]]' 2008 annual meeting, the group was given a tour of Edwards's lab. He told them that the number one cause of waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States is pathogens growing in home water heaters.<ref name=sci-hot>{{cite journal | title = The Case for Very Hot Water | last = Raloff | first = Janet | journal = ScienceNews | date = October 23, 2008 | publisher = Society for Science & The Public | url = http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/37933/title/Science_%2B_the_Public__The_Case_for_Very_Hot_Water | accessdate = June 15, 2011}}</ref> Energy-conscious households may set their water heater's thermostat to {{Convert|120|F|C}}, but that temperature encourages the growth of microbes such as [[mycobacteria]].<ref name=sci-hot/> A setting of {{Convert|140|F|C}} would kill such organisms.<ref name=sci-hot/> Edwards says that infections from inhaling steam from contaminated water in the shower, or contact with contaminated water in a hot tub, kill an estimated 3,000 to 12,000 Americans each year.<ref name=sci-hot/>', 89 => '', 90 => 'Responding to a 2009 [[Associated Press]] investigation of contaminants found in the drinking water of schools across the United States, Edwards was quoted as saying "If a landlord doesn't tell a tenant about lead paint in an apartment, he can go to jail. But we have no system to make people follow the rules to keep school children safe?"<ref name=fox-ap>{{cite news | url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,555360,00.html | title = Study: Unsafe Toxins Found in Drinking Water at Thousands of U.S. Schools | agency = Associated Press | date = September 25, 2009 | accessdate = June 15, 2011 | work = Fox News }}</ref>', 91 => '', 92 => 'Edwards has also warned about the unintended effects of state-of-the-art [[water conservation]] techniques being used in new buildings. Systems such as rainwater capture and water recycling, he says, may reduce the flow of water from the city's system so much that the water remains in the plumbing for as much as three weeks before use.<ref name=tenders>{{cite news | title = United States: Water and health subject of panel | newspaper = TendersInfo News | date = June 6, 2010 | publisher = Euclid Infotech}}</ref> This can cause the water to pick up lead and grow bacteria.<ref name=tenders/> He has called for a more holistic approach to water quality monitoring.<ref name=tenders/>', 93 => '', 94 => 'In 2011, the [[Robert Wood Johnson Foundation]]'s Public Health Law Research Program funded a $450,000 study of the 1991 [[Lead and Copper Rule]], an EPA regulation relating to drinking water. Edwards will spearhead the study.<ref name=vt-lcr>{{cite press release | title = Marc Edwards to head $450,000 study to identify lead risks in drinking water | url = http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/01/010411-engineering-edwardsstudy.html | accessdate = June 15, 2011 | date = January 4, 2011 | location = Blacksburg, VA | publisher = Virginia Tech }}</ref>', 95 => '', 96 => '== (2015 - present) Flint water crisis ==', 97 => '{{Main article|Flint water crisis#Virginia Tech water study}}', 98 => '', 99 => 'In September, 2015, after receiving a call from Flint, Michigan citizen, [[LeeAnne Walters]], Edwards formed a water study team and traveled to [[Flint, Michigan]] to perform a study that uncovered high levels of lead in [[potable water]]. The city's water source had been switched from the Detroit water system to the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]] in 2014, exposing over 100,000 people to high lead levels and affecting up to 12,000 people with [[lead poisoning]].<ref>Steve Carmody, [http://michiganradio.org/post/virginia-tech-ending-flint-water-investigation#stream/0 Virginia Tech ending Flint water investigation], Michigan Radio (January 11, 2016).</ref><ref name="chro_TheW">{{Cite web | title = The Water Next Time: Professor Who Helped Expose Crisis in Flint Says Public Science Is Broken | last = Kolowich | first = Steve | work = The Chronicle of Higher Education | date = 2 February 2016 | accessdate = 2016-02-03 | url = http://chronicle.com/article/The-Water-Next-Time-Professor/235136 | language = | quote = }}</ref><ref name="wash_Theh">{{Cite web | title = The heroic professor who helped uncover the Flint lead water crisis has been asked to fix it | last = Itkowitz | first = Colby | work = Washington Post | date = | accessdate = 2016-02-03 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/01/26/meet-the-heroic-professor-who-helped-uncover-the-flint-lead-water-crisis/ | quote = }}</ref>', 100 => '', 101 => 'Edwards' initiative inspired [[Mona Hanna-Attisha]], a Flint public health advocate and pediatrician, to perform her own study on Flint’s children that found that the lead levels in their blood increased as a result of the water source switch.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Angelo|first1=Chris|title=How A Stubborn Pediatrician Forced The State To Take Flint's Water Crisis Seriously|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pediatrician-forced-state-to-take-flint-crisis-seriously_us_569febbfe4b076aadcc5014e}}</ref> Edwards and Hanna-Attisha's results caused the City of Flint, the State of Michigan and the United States to declare a state of emergency.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Egan|first1=Paul|title=President Obama declares emergency in Flint|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/01/16/president-obama-declares-emergency-flint/78898604/}}</ref>', 102 => '', 103 => 'In early 2016, Edwards testified twice before the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] on the crisis,<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/02/former_em_removed_from_witness.html Former EM removed from witness list for Congressional hearing on Flint water] ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive, February 2, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-epa-official-defends-agency%e2%80%99s-work-in-flint-water-crisis-at-capitol-hill-hearing/ar-BBquJJu?ocid=spartandhp Ex-EPA official defends agency’s work in Flint water crisis at Capitol Hill hearing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319202602/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ex-epa-official-defends-agency%e2%80%99s-work-in-flint-water-crisis-at-capitol-hill-hearing/ar-BBquJJu?ocid=spartandhp |date=2016-03-19 }} MSN, March 15, 2016</ref> and was appointed to Michigan Governor [[Rick Snyder]]'s ''Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee,'' to alleviate problems related to the water crisis.<ref>Ron Fonger, [http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/01/gov_snyder_signs_executive_ord.html Gov. Snyder signs executive order to create new Flint water committee], ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive (January 11, 2016).</ref>', 104 => '', 105 => 'In 2016, Edwards gave an interview to ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' arguing for scientists to work in the public interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/article/The-Water-Next-Time-Professor/235136|title=The Water Next Time: Professor Who Helped Expose Crisis in Flint Says Public Science Is Broken|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education}}</ref>', 106 => '', 107 => 'In July 2018, Edwards filed a $3 million defamation lawsuit against Flint mother Melissa Mays and two other activists Paul Schwartz and Yanna Lambrinidou. The lawsuit came in the wake of the [http://www.flintcomplaints.com Flintcomplaints.com] letter, signed by over 60 Flint residents, expressing certain grievances with Edwards. On March 19, 2019, the case was dismissed by Judge Michael F. Urbanski, the Chief Judge for the Western District of Virginia, ruling that Edwards could not use litigation to silence criticism and advance scientific claims. The ruling noted, "the Flint water crisis is a paradigmatic example of a matter of public concern where the freedom to call for an ‘investigation’ into the activities of those in positions of significant persuasive power and influence is essential.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://flintwaterstudy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Judges-opinion.pdf|title=Edwards v. Schwartz Case 7:18-cv-00378-MFU}}</ref>', 108 => '', 109 => 'On November 7, 2019, Edwards was interviewed on Detroit's NPR station, WDET in Season 2 of the station's podcast series titled, "Created Equal," which focused on the people involved with the [[Flint water crisis|Flint Water Crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Created Equal, Season 2: Marc Edwards|url=https://wdet.org/posts/2019/11/07/88866-created-equal-season-2-marc-edwards/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=wdet.org|language=en}}</ref>', 110 => '', 111 => '== (2019 - present) Notable projects ==', 112 => 'In 2019, Edwards headed a Virginia Tech research team to investigate elevated salt levels in water wells on 100 farms in [[Fishers Landing, NY]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=NETWORK|first=Kyle BagenstoseUSA TODAY|title=Small town pins water woes on road salt|url=https://www.sooeveningnews.com/sports/20200206/small-town-pins-water-woes-on-road-salt|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie, MI|language=en}}</ref>', 113 => '', 114 => '== Awards and honors ==', 115 => '* 1989 Outstanding MS Thesis award. Water Pollution Control Federation <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.webapps.cee.vt.edu/ensemble/index.php?module=0&apps=people&do=view&pid=edwardsm|title=The Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering|website=www.webapps.cee.vt.edu|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>', 116 => '* 1990 H.P. Eddy Medal. Outstanding Paper in Journal Water Pollution Control Federation <ref name=":0" />', 117 => '* 1992 Academic Achievement Award. Outstanding Dissertation. 2nd Place. American Water Works Association <ref name=":0" /> ', 118 => '* 1992 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award. [[Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors]]<ref name=":0" />', 119 => '* 1994 Outstanding Paper in Journal [[American Water Works Association]]<ref name=":0" />', 120 => '* 1995 Outstanding Paper in Journal American Water Works Association <ref name=":0" />', 121 => '* 1996 National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellowship. Awarded by the White House/NSF for work on corrosion in water distribution systems <ref name=":0" />', 122 => '* 2000 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, for service as Chair of the AEESP Awards Committee <ref name=":0" />', 123 => '* 2003 Deans Award for Research Excellence - Virginia Tech <ref name=":0" />', 124 => '* 2003 Walter L. Huber Research Prize from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=625|title=Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes {{!}} ASCE|website=www.asce.org|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=625&all_recipients=1|title=Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes {{!}} ASCE {{!}} Past Award Winners|website=www.asce.org|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref name=":0" />', 125 => '* 2003-2005 President of Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeesp.org/|title=Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) {{!}} AEESP|website=aeesp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref name=":0" />', 126 => '* 2005 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, for service as board member and President of the Association <ref name=":0" />', 127 => '* 2006 Outstanding Paper in J. American Water Works Association-Water Quality Division <ref name=":0" />', 128 => '* 2006 Alumni Award for Research Excellence - Virginia Tech <ref name=":0" />', 129 => '* 2007 Outstanding Faculty Member Award. State of Virginia Council on Higher Education, for his work on the Washington lead issue.<ref name="outstanding" />', 130 => '* 2008 [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Foundation Fellowship]].<ref name="macarthur" /> Awarded to Marc for his "''vital role in ensuring the safety of drinking water and in exposing deteriorating water-delivery infrastructure in America’s largest cities.''"<ref name="macarthur" /> The fellowship included a five-year, $500,000 grant.<ref name="vt-mac">{{cite web | title = Virginia Tech's Marc Edwards named MacArthur Fellow | last = Sriwiriyarat | first = Tongchai | date = October 26, 2007 | work = The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | publisher = Virginia Tech | url = http://www.cee.vt.edu/index.php?do=view&content=0&apps=11&level=2&id=33&news=61 | accessdate = June 15, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />', 131 => '* 2008 National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Technical Achievement Award <ref name=":0" />', 132 => '* 2010 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics. Villanova University, citing his "exemplary dedication" to his ethical ideals in the Washington, DC water lead level investigation.<ref name="vil">{{cite web | title = Dr. Marc Edwards will receive Villanova's 2010 Praxis Award in Professional Ethics | last = Moen | first = Estela | date = January 7, 2010 | work = The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | publisher = Virginia Tech | url = http://www.cee.vt.edu/index.php?do=view&content=0&apps=11&level=2&id=33&news=107 | accessdate = June 15, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />', 133 => '* 2010 Best Science Paper, Environmental Science and Technology <ref name=":0" />', 134 => '* 2010 Outstanding Dissertation Advisor Award - Virginia Tech <ref name=":0" />', 135 => '* 2011 Outstanding Paper in Journal American Water Works Association-Research Division <ref name=":0" />', 136 => '* 2012 Barus Award for Defending the Public Health and Interest. IEEE Social Implications of Technology <ref name=":0" />', 137 => '* 2015 ARCADIS / Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Frontier in Research Award <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeesp.org/awards/2015/marc-edwards|title=ARCADIS / AEESP Frontier in Research Award {{!}} AEESP|website=aeesp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>', 138 => '* 2016 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Engineering and Science Education <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aeesp.org/awards/2016/marc-edwards-and-yanna-lambrinidou|title=AEESP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Engineering and Science Education {{!}} AEESP|website=aeesp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>', 139 => '* 2016 The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2016 President’s Medal <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.asce.org/asce-honors-three-with-presidents-medal/|title=ASCE Honors Two with President's Medal {{!}} ASCE News|website=news.asce.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>', 140 => '* 2016 Dr. Marc Edwards and [[Mona Hanna-Attisha|Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha]] presented the commencement address at Virginia Tech on May 13, 2016 in Lane Stadium, in Blacksburg, VA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2016/04/unirel-speakers.html|title=Flint water leaders Mona Hanna-Attisha and Marc Edwards to deliver University Commencement address|last=Owczarski|first=Mark|date=April 17, 2016|website=www.vtnews.vt.edu|publisher=Virginia Tech|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>', 141 => '* 2016 Dr. Marc Edwards and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha were named to [[Time (magazine)|Time magazine's]] list of '''The 100 Most Influential People''<nowiki/>'. They are listed in the 'Pioneers' section.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/4301337/marc-edwards-and-mona-hanna-attisha-2016-time-100/|title=Time 100 - Pioneers: Marc Edwards and Mona Hanna-Attisha|last=Maddow|first=Rachel|date=April 21, 2016|website=www.time.com|publisher=|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>', 142 => '* 2016 Dr. Marc Edwards and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha were named as one of 10 finalist for [[Time (magazine)|Time magazine's]] annual '''Person of the Year''<nowiki/>' award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/161202/time-2016-person-of-the-year-short-list-here-are-the-nominees-and-their-chances#.wNQ8RDbiC|title='Time' 2016 Person of the Year Short List: Here are the nominees and their chances|last=Lutz|first=Eric|date=December 5, 2016|website=www.mic.com|publisher=|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>', 143 => '* 2016 Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Social Progress.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Ingenuity Award Winners 2016 |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/ingenuity/ceremonies/2016-winners/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |publisher=Smithsonian |accessdate=15 October 2018}}</ref>', 144 => '* 2017 Dr. Marc Edwards and Shuhai Xiao were named ''Virginia Outstanding Scientists for 2017'' by the [[Science Museum of Virginia]] and [[Terry McAuliffe|Virginia Governor, Terry McAuliffe]] on February 9, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/02/Science-ScientistAwardEdwardsXiang.html|title=Marc Edwards and Shuhai Xiao named as Virginia Outstanding Scientists for 2017|last=Lindsey Haugh and|first=Steven Mackay|date=February 9, 2017|website=www.vtnews.vt.edu|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref>', 145 => '* 2017 Dr. Marc Edwards and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha received the inaugural ''Disobedience Award'' from the [[MIT Media Lab]] on July 21, 2017, for their work in the [[Flint water crisis|''Flint Water Crisis'']]''.'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/07/eng-edwards-mit-award.html|title=Marc Edwards receives inaugural award from MIT Media Lab for work in Flint, Michigan|last=Haugh|first=Lindsey|date=July 21, 2017|website=www.vtnews.vt.edu|access-date=}}</ref>', 146 => '*2017 Engineering News-Record [[Engineering News-Record#ENR Award of Excellence|Award of Excellence]] for his work in Flint, Michigan.<ref>Buckley, Bruce (April 13, 2017). [http://www.enr.com/articles/41842-clean-water-warrior-wins-2017-enr-award-of-excellence "Clean Water Warrior Wins 2017 ENR Award of Excellence."] ENR.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.</ref>', 147 => '*2018 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/aaft-mer021218.php|title=Marc Edwards receives 2018 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award|website=EurekAlert!|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/02/eng-edwardsaaasaward.html|title=Marc Edwards receives Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref>', 148 => '*2019 Hoover Humanitarian Medal presented at the American Society of Civil Engineers annual meeting on Oct. 12, 2019 in Miami, Florida. He is the 71st recipient of the award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vtnews.vt.edu/content/vtnews_vt_edu/en/articles/2019/04/CEE.html|title=Marc Edwards honored with Hoover Humanitarian Medal|website=www.vtnews.vt.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref>', 149 => '', 150 => '==See also==', 151 => '* [[Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water]]', 152 => '* [[Virginia Tech College of Engineering]]', 153 => '* [[Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors]]', 154 => '* [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Foundation Fellowship]]', 155 => '', 156 => '==References==', 157 => '{{reflist|2}}', 158 => '', 159 => '{{Authority control}}', 160 => '', 161 => '{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Marc}}' ]