jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 11 months agoForty-six million Americans are drinking "forever chemicals" in their tap water, report findswww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squaregirlfreddy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoHere’s a map showing where the contamination is at its worst … and it’s terrifying. Fort Worth has 7 contaminants and is 760% over EPA minimum reporting levels. Phoenix has 2 contaminants and is 433% over EPA minimum reporting levels. Vancouver, WA has 7 contaminants and is 352% over EPA minimum reporting levels. Wilmington, DE has 7 contaminants and is 693% over EPA minimum reporting levels. Edit to add … Augusta has 6 contaminants and is 1606% over EPA minimum levels.
Here’s a map showing where the contamination is at its worst … and it’s terrifying.
Fort Worth has 7 contaminants and is 760% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Phoenix has 2 contaminants and is 433% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Vancouver, WA has 7 contaminants and is 352% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Wilmington, DE has 7 contaminants and is 693% over EPA minimum reporting levels.
Edit to add …
Augusta has 6 contaminants and is 1606% over EPA minimum levels.