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Chemicals Sneak Past Law Regulating Tap Water | Herald de Paris
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By Wire News Sources on December 17, 2009 This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere . The New York Times latest story in its series on water contamination might make you think twice before filling up your glass from the tap. Although the law probably deems your water safe, it could still be legally teeming with chemicals that cause health problems from upset stomachs to cancer and birth ...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/us/17water.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Irfan Khan/The Los Angeles Times, via Associated Press This Los Angeles reservoir contained chemicals that sunlight converted to compounds associated with cancer. The city used plastic balls to block the sun, but nearby homeowners asked why, if the water didn't violate the law. More Photos By CHARLES DUHIGG Published: December 16, 2009 The ...
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Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Government and independent scientists have scrutinized thousands of those chemicals in recent decades, and identified hundreds associated with a risk of cancer and other diseases at small concentrations in drinking water, according to an analysis of ...
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The Manhasset Lakeville Water District has secured a $2.75M settlement for costs incurred in response to contamination of the aquifer underlying the Water District's service area. Sive Paget & Riesel represented the Water District in its efforts to recover these costs. The Water District provides drinking water to its 45,000 customers in Manhasset, Great Neck, and New Hyde Park, NY. After Freon-22 was detected in the aquifer waters, ...
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Green Geek Search this site: Green Geek Home BioFuel Environment Gardening Science Tech Affiliates Contaminated Tap Water Calls for Urgent Improvement of Water Systems Tech The New York Times’ latest story in its series on water contamination might make you think twice before filling up your glass from the tap. Although the law probably ...
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Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Overloaded Sewers Lead To 'Toxic Waters' December 17, 2009 [28 min 12 sec] text size A A A December 17, 2009 In part because of overwhelmed ...
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N. America's biggest fish slips toward extinction BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish - a toothless beast leftover from the days of dinosaurs - officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday issued a report saying attempts over the past two years to save the endangered ...
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