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Stanford Researchers Show Fracking's Impact To Drinking Water Sources

2016-03-30 06:47:59| oilandgasonline Home Page

Only one industry is allowed to inject toxic chemicals into underground sources of drinking water – hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Concerns about this practice have riled the U.S. political landscape and communities around the country, perhaps nowhere more so than in Pavillion, Wyoming, population 231. By Rob Jordan

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Nuclear Plant Polluting Florida Drinking Water

2016-03-29 05:43:00| pollutiononline Home Page

Pollution from a nuclear power plant in Florida is endangering the drinking water supply and a nearby national park.

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Drinking water problems hit Blanco, again

2016-03-25 05:05:17| Waste Management - Topix.net

The City of Blanco has high levels of trihalomethanes, a group of potentially dangerous chemicals, in its drinking water, again. The city posted notice earlier this week stating TTHM levels in the water system have exceeded federal limits.

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NSF International Certifies First Water Filters That Reduce Microcystin In Drinking Water

2016-03-15 02:55:19| pollutiononline Home Page

Global public health organization NSF International has developed a test method - NSF Protocol 477: Drinking Water Treatment Units – Microcystin - that verifies a water filter’s ability to reduce microcystin to below the health advisory levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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