Category: Public health
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Report finds toxins in dozens of public water systems across the USA
Photo: US Environmental Protection Agency’s Peter Grevatt and Cosmo Servidio listen to members of the public comment during a PFAS Community Stakeholder Meeting in Horsham, Pennsylvania on July 25, 2018. AP HORSHAM, Pa. (AP) — Lauren Woeher wonders if her 16-month-old daughter has been harmed by tap water contaminated with toxic industrial compounds used in…
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Flint: EPA Upholds State Ability to Set Deadlines to Fix Deficiencies in Water System
Flint Mayor Karen Weaver. Photo: Brett Carlsen (Getty Images) As of Thursday, the people of Flint, Michigan, have gone 1,569 days without a clean and stable water system in their city. The lead service line are in the process of being replaced, and the government keeps telling them that their water is safer now —…
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Hillsborough School District found lead in its water, didn’t tell parents for a year.
Patrick Anding stands with his wife, Lakesha, and nine-year-old son DáVeon near their home across from Foster Elementary School. Patrick Anding was angry when he learned that the district kept lead test results from parents and teachers. DáVeon’s behavior began to change after he went to Foster. The family wishes it had been told sooner…
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As bouts with killer algae rose, Florida gutted its water quality monitoring
When Florida Sea Grant director Karl Havens, who is a well-regarded expert on water and has studied pollution all over the world, began hearing about a deepening algae bloom in his own backyard in Lake Okeechobee this summer, he struggled to find information that could tell him what was going on. State scientists sample water…
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The Hidden Dangers of Counterfeit Water Filters
Online shopping makes it easier to run errands, saving us time and often money, too. As a savvy shopper, you know that a too-good-to-be-true price on a designer purse, shoes or sunglasses probably means it’s a fake; but did you know other unsuspecting household products you use daily could be counterfeits too? Counterfeit water filters…
