Category: Public health
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Some fear groundwater near Georgia military bases is toxic
FILE – In an Aug. 11, 2015 file photo, an Air Force military member walks out to medevac biocontainment unit aboard a C-17 military transport plane at Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base during a media tour, in Marietta, Ga. There are fears that groundwater near Georgia military bases could remain contaminated from a toxic firefighting…
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Elevated Nitrate Levels Found in Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water
Photo: Steve Johnson / Flickr Public water systems serving more than 5.6 million Americans contain concentrations of nitrate at levels found to cause health problems, including cancer and birth defects, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health. Systems serving Hispanic populations tended to have the highest levels of nitrate in drinking…
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$3 billion problem: Miami-Dade’s septic tanks are already failing due to sea rise
Photo: A Miami-Dade neighborhood that relies on septic tanks experiences flooding during the 2016 King Tide. A new report commissioned by the county shows that half of the county’s septic tanks break down yearly, a problem that sea level rise will worsen. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Miami-Dade has tens of thousands of septic tanks, and a new…
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$23 million in state grants aim to prevent sewage overflows, protect WNY waters
Downtown is reflected in the water at the small boat harbor on Friday. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News) A Wales forest will grow by a couple hundred acres to protect the Niagara River’s water quality miles downstream. Six miles of Town of Tonawanda sewers will be lined to keep sewage from overflowing into Ellicott Creek and the…
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After the fire: Blazes pose hidden threat to the West’s drinking water
Photo: The ruins of houses destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 14, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. David McNew / Getty Images file At least 65 percent of the public water supply in the Western U.S. comes from fire-prone areas, and wildfires can taint water with toxins and parasites. Gerald and Serene Buhrz were…
