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16 Feb 16
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In Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Newark, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego and Washington, D.C., source water is threatened by runoff and industrial or sewage contamination;
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01 Jun 15
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ead, which enters drinking water supplies from the corrosion of pipes
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Pathogens (germs) t
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ihalomethanes and haloacetic acids,
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Arsenic, wh
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Radon
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perchlorate
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ancer-causing arsenic is currently present in the drinking water of 22 million Americans at average levels of 5 ppb,
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13 Jan 15
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pre-World War I-era water delivery systems and treatment technology.
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pesticides, industrial chemicals and arsenic.
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drinking water will get worse.
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10 Nov 14
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07 Apr 14
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Many cities around the country rely on pre-World War I-era water delivery systems and treatment technology. Aging pipes can break, leach contaminants into the water they carry and breed bacteria -- all potential prescriptions for illness. And old-fashioned water treatment -- built to filter out particles in the water and kill some parasites and bacteria -- generally fails to remove 21st-century contaminants like pesticides, industrial chemicals and arsenic.
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Government -- whether city, state or federal -- should be doing all it can to ensure that citizens get clean, safe drinking water every time they turn on a faucet or stop at a public water fountain. And an informed, involved citizenry is the key to the process; it's our hope that What's on Tap? will encourage all Americans to look into the quality of their city's water supply, and to demand that our elected officials do what's necessary to provide safe tap water.
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22 Aug 07
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