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Contaminated Drinking Water Continues to Flow Through Urban American Waterways

Contaminated Drinking Water Continues to Flow Through Urban American Waterways

Posted on May 09, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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How safe is your drinking water?

According to the Associated Press, pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies have released as much as 271 million pounds of various chemicals legally into waterways that provide drinking water to millions. Chemicals found in urban waters include lithium, nitroglycerin, copper, phenol, hydrogen peroxide, nicotine, and many more. Typically most cities do not customarily test water for chemical infiltration, this is becoming an increasing problem in urban America.
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