Category: Public health
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Editorial: Iowa’s filthy waterways are a disgrace
Beach-goers enjoy the sun at Lake Macbride on Thursday. Algae and E. coli levels have been a statewide concern this summer. Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen If you want to swim in a lake with E. coli and toxins that can kill a small dog, Iowa is the place to be. This state is heaven…
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Flint Water Crisis
As bad as things are in Flint, Michigan – and they are REALLY BAD – in the past couple of weeks, they’ve gotten far, far worse. With the state of Michigan no longer subsidizing the city residents’ water bills having declared the water there now “safe” (it’s not), the city has now started charging residents…
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Arizonians’ Thyroid Problems May Be Linked To Perchlorate In Drinking Water
Perchlorate contamination of drinking water may be the source of thyroid problems among Arizona residents. Arizona has more perchlorate contamination than most other states, according to KAWC. The Colorado River is contaminated with the chemical because it moves from an industrial facility in Henderson, NV, to groundwater to Lake Mead, which feeds the river. “Northern…
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USA water is overly medicated—these scientists want to change that
Photo: The Trout Run Sewage Treatment Plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Planning Commission / Flickr Sylvia Lee, PhD, is a scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Milbrook, New York. She has access to an unusual—yet essential—set of laboratory equipment: a whole greenhouse filled with white fiberglass bathtubs. There’s no mistaking…
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Lawsuits allege pollution from landfill, drinking water led to colon cancer
Scenes from Tuskegee, Ala. where some residents believe their drinking water is making them sick. (File, Kelly Kazek/kkazek@al.com) Three Alabama men have filed lawsuits alleging that pollution from the Stone’s Throw Landfill in Tallassee contaminated their drinking water daily, causing colon cancer and other health issues. The suits were filed Friday in the Circuit Court…
