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Tag: contamination

Water board finds new culprit for cancer-causing chemical released in SLO. What’s next?
April 23, 2023

Water board finds new culprit for cancer-causing chemical released in SLO. What’s next?

Photo: Greg Mortka, left and Mark Nishibayashi install a passive soil gas probe near the airport fire station. Areas of...

New maps show the probability for radon and uranium in New Hampshire’s groundwater
March 27, 2023

New maps show the probability for radon and uranium in New Hampshire’s groundwater

Map: Probability of elevated radon in New Hampshire groundwater. This is the most comprehensive study to date and the first...

Stanford expert discusses surprising freshwater challenges, potential solutions
March 22, 2023

Stanford expert discusses surprising freshwater challenges, potential solutions

Photo: Image courtesy of Jenna Davis Accelerating Water Solutions in the U.S. and abroad If you are like the majority...

New PFAS guidelines
March 18, 2023

New PFAS guidelines

Photo: PFAS can be found in hundreds of water systems in the U.S. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images A water quality scientist...

Sunny Slope Water Company Shifts Contamination Costs to Polluters
March 15, 2023

Sunny Slope Water Company Shifts Contamination Costs to Polluters

Water Finance & Management Across the country, water suppliers are discovering harmful contaminants in their water source and facing the...

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