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How is tap water treated? What causes a boil-water advisory?
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Houston’s Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows
Lisa Montemayor of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services collecting water samples. Photo: Eric Thayer for The New...