Lead service lines were banned nationwide in 1986, but fixing this largely underground problem is taking longer than community and environmental advocates would like.
‘Drinking Through a Lead Straw’ — $15B Approved to Fix Dangerous Water Pipes
Author: getwetprojectblog
A hiker stumbled across a stream that reeked of beer. The alcohol content was 1.2%, tests found.
As a man hiked last month through lush terrain in Waipio, a town on Hawaii’s Oahu island, a pungent stench suddenly wafted past him. It smelled like alcohol, and it was coming from a nearby stream that was about 120 feet below a freeway.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/18/waipio-hawaii-stream-alcohol-contamination/
Central Lake Issues Boil Water Advisory
The Village of Central Lake has issued a boil water advisory for all residents until further notice.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.9and10news.com/2021/11/18/central-lake-issues-boil-water-advisory/
HOW CONTAMINATED WATER CONTRIBUTES TO MENTAL ILLNESS
In an average week, NaTisha Washington hears from seniors forced to choose between keeping their water running or paying medical bills, moms afraid to make their baby’s formula with tap water over fear of contamination, and local politicians frustrated by barriers to improving water quality.
FULL ARTICLE: https://www.alleghenyfront.org/how-contaminated-water-contributes-to-mental-illness/
Blood tests don’t reveal widespread exposure after lead levels flagged in Manchester drinking water
MANCHESTER, MI – Blood testing offered to residents revealed just one result within an actionable level after an October announcement that drinking water samples in Manchester exceeded a state action level for lead, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/11/blood-tests-dont-reveal-widespread-exposure-after-lead-levels-flagged-in-manchester-drinking-water.html
PFOA: The dangerous chemical in your tap water
No state has more people served by unhealthy amounts of PFOA – a manmade chemical linked to cancer and child developmental problems – than NJ.
FOR FULL VIDEO: https://www.app.com/videos/news/health/2018/11/19/pfoa-dangerous-chemical-your-tap-water/1976733002/
Water contamination in additional Middlesex County towns exceeds standards
Middlesex Water Company has notified all its customers in Carteret, Clark, Edison, Metuchen, South Plainfield and Woodbridge that their water could contain a contaminant found in groundwater samples from one of the company’s treatment plants.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2021/10/27/water-contamination-4-middlesex-county-nj-towns-exceeds-standards/8544664002/
New database shows hundreds of contaminants detected in US tap water
Since 2019, more than 320 toxic substances have been detected in U.S. drinking water systems, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.ehn.org/drinking-water-pollution-2655521279.html
Radioactive material and pesticides among new contaminants found in US tap water
Water utilities and regulators in the US have identified 56 new contaminants in drinking water over the past two years, a list that includes dangerous substances linked to a range of health problems such as cancer, reproductive disruption, liver disease and much more.
FOR FULL ARTICLE: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/03/us-tap-water-contaminants-discovery-radioactive-material-pesticides
Gulf Breeze residents outraged over sewage in drinking water after contractor error
Residents in Gulf Breeze’s Soundside Drive neighborhood are livid after learning a private contractor crossed a residential sewage line with a potable water line, causing sewage-contaminated water to flow from their faucets for an undetermined amount of time.
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