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September 23rd, 2011
Myth #1 – There’s nothing in my tap that could really hurt me or my family.
FALSE: Studies show that many contaminants can be found in water from industrial chemicals to pharmaceutical wastes and residues, not to mention toxic heavy metals.
Myth #2 – I should drink Eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day.
FALSE: It is a good idea to flush your body’s system with water to remain hydrated during the day but there are some things you should think about before picking up your first glass.
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July 8th, 2011
While millions of people in the world are struggling to access safe drinking water, drugs contamination in the supply water has been emerging as a rising concern. [...]
February 2nd, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency will set a limit on the amount of the chemical perchlorate, as well as other “toxic contaminants,” in drinking water, it announced Wednesday. [...]
November 9th, 2010
Dr. Paul Connett, a professor of environmental chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New York and director of the Fluoride Action Network—America’s largest organization opposing water fluoridation—kicked off his six-day Austin, Texas tour at the Nov. 4 Austin City Council meeting where he pressed the council to consider re-evaluation of the city’s water fluoridation practices.
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September 23rd, 2010
The water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L’Albufera Natural Park in Valencia, Spain contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. This has been confirmed by a study carried out by researchers from the University of Valencia (UV), who have issued a warning about the continued presence of these substances on wildlife and human health. [...]
September 7th, 2010
Emerging research increasingly indicates that the U.S. water supply is widely contaminated with the endocrine disrupting chemical atrazine, but that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking almost no action on the threat.
Atrazine is an herbicide widely sprayed on corn fields in the Midwest, and one of the most widely detected groundwater contaminants in the country. According to an analysis of state and federal records by the Chicago Tribune, atrazine has been detected in the drinking water of a million people in 60 Illinois communities over the past four years. Yet the EPA requires testing for the chemical only four times a year, meaning that short-term spikes of the toxin go undetected — and unregulated. [...]
March 1st, 2010
Contamination of drinking water by a common herbicide poses a greater health threat than previously believed, according to a report issued by the nonprofit environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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October 21st, 2009
Source: HuffingtonPost.com – 10/19/2009
NEW YORK — A jury has found Exxon Mobil liable for contaminating New York City’s groundwater with a gasoline additive and has awarded the city $105 million.
The jury in federal court in Manhattan issued its findings Monday after an 11-week trial.
The city sued Exxon Mobil for the costs of removing a gasoline additive from drinking wells in Queens. It argued that the company ignored warnings from its own scientists and engineers not to use the additive in areas that use groundwater for drinking water.
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June 19th, 2009
Earlier this week Sen. Kay Hagan asked for a Congressional investigation into contaminated water at Camp Lejeun. Now Sen. Richard Burr is concerned about the issue of toxic water at Camp Lejeune, as well.
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Burr released a statement Wednesday, saying the latest report on the water contamination from the 1950′s to the 1980′s just isn’t good enough.
“I am deeply concerned about the conclusions in the report from the National Academy of Sciences. This latest report still raises more questions than it answers,” Burr says in the statement.
“Former Marines, their families, and former employees at Camp Lejeune have waited far too long for answers, and we need to start working toward a resolution.”
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June 18th, 2009
FLINT, Michigan (WJRT) (06/18/09) — Residents in the city of Flint are being warned to boil tap water before using it because of a drop in water pressure while workers repair a water main.
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