Food & Water Watch: EPA Finds Dangerous Nitrate Contamination In IA Urban Drinking Water Supplies
November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release:
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Iowa's major urban drinking water supplies are contaminated with levels of toxic nitrates, linked to cancer, that exceed federal safety thresholds, EPA finds
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Des Moines, IA -- EPA has added seven new impaired waterways to Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) 2024 303(d) Impaired Waters List, bringing the total to 712 impaired water segments. Th . . .
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Iowa's major urban drinking water supplies are contaminated with levels of toxic nitrates, linked to cancer, that exceed federal safety thresholds, EPA finds
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Des Moines, IA -- EPA has added seven new impaired waterways to Iowa Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) 2024 303(d) Impaired Waters List, bringing the total to 712 impaired water segments. Th . . .