Category: Public health
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Without water, Native American tribes hit hard by the pandemic
Photo: An analysis by USC Gould’s Robin Craig found that limited access to running water and basic infrastructure put the Navajo tribes at a heightened risk of COVID-19. (Photo/iStock) The Navajo Nation in Arizona — the largest and most populous reservation in the U.S. — was one of the areas hardest hit during the COVID-19…
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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 to create detailed statewide maps on the probability for any location in New Hampshire to have groundwater with either of those two radioactive elements. Both radon and uranium can be a concern to human health…
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A seaweed blob twice the width of the US is heading toward Florida.
Photo: Workers remove sargassum from a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in June. Here’s what you should know. CNN — A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and possibly…
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Groundbreaking Hunt to Check for Microplastics in Drinking Water
Photo: California will become the first state to test drinking water sources for microplastics, like the kinds captured in this jar. (Source: Southern California Coastal Water Research Project) Regulators and water systems are finalizing a first-of-its-kind pilot that will determine whether microplastics are contaminating water destined for the tap. Tiny pieces of plastic waste shed…
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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 explains technology and investment needed to get forever chemicals out of US drinking water Harmful chemicals known as PFAS can be found in everything from children’s clothes to soil to drinking water , and regulating…
