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07
Feb

Cancer-Linked Contaminants Found In Newport Tap Water: Report

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Newport Beach-Corona Del Mar, CA Dangerous chemicals tied to cancer, problems in pregnancy and child development issues are found in drinking water across the country. NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Most Americans don’t think twice about drinking a glass of water. A report released Wednesday, though, found more than 270 harmful contaminants in local drinking …
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Feb

Pharmaceuticals found In Drinking Water

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PHARMAWATER I Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water, affecting wildlife and maybe humans By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press Writers A vast array of pharmaceuticals including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, …
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Feb

Water Fluoridation and Cancer Risk

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More than 65 years after fluoride was first added to drinking water in some parts of the United States, there is still controversy about the possible health effects of drinking water fluoridation. Many people have strong views either for or against water fluoridation. Their concerns are based on everything from legitimate scientific research, to freedom …
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Feb

Pharmaceuticals found In Drinking Water in California

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By Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune  Follow on Twitter on April 08, 2013 at 6:28 PM, updated April 08, 2013 at 6:38 PM A wide mix of modern chemicals, including popular prescription drugs, chemical constituents of plastics, and ingredients of sunscreen, were found in both raw water and treated drinking water at five water treatment …
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Feb

Tap Water in 42 States Contaminated by Chemicals

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Tap Water in 42 States Contaminated by Chemicals EWG Tap Water Probe Reveals 141 Unregulated Chemicals Flowing into U.S. Homes By Larry West Public water supplies in 42 U.S. states are contaminated with 141 unregulated chemicals for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has never established safety standards, according to an investigation …
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Feb

California Drinking Water

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California Drinking Water: Not Just Vanishing, But Also Widely Contaminated A fifth of California wells have high levels of dangerous contaminants. —By Tom Philpott | Mon Jul. 20, 2015 6:00 AM EDT In normal years, California residents get about 30 percent of their drinking water from underground aquifers. And in droughts like the current one—with …