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Tainted Water
Mass. town tests for unsafe perchlorate level
- A water warning has been issued in Hamilton after the town's water supply was tainted by perchlorate, a chemical that can cause brain damage and affect the growth of children and unborn babies.
Fish and wildlife showing adverse effects of drug contamination in waterways
- On this brisk, glittering morning, a flat-bottomed boat glides across the massive reservoir that provides Las Vegas its drinking water. An ominous rumble growls beneath the craft as its two long, electrified claws extend into the depths.
AP investigation details pharmaceuticals found in watersheds of 28 major metro area
- At least one pharmaceutical or byproduct was detected in testing within the watersheds of 28 major metropolitan areas, according to an Associated Press survey of 62 major water providers and data obtained from independent researchers.
Water providers and researchers rarely release full test results to the public
- When water providers find pharmaceuticals in drinking water, they rarely tell the public. When researchers make the same discoveries, they usually don't identify the cities involved.
2 US senators, congresswoman to convene hearings on AP's probe of medications in water
- Two veteran U.S. senators said Monday they plan to hold hearings in response to an Associated Press investigation into the presence of trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.
Pharmaceuticals found in drinking water, affecting wildlife and maybe humans
- EDITOR'S NOTE: The nation's drinking water supplies are not as pristine as might be expected - traces of pharmaceuticals are all too common, an Associated Press investigation finds.
