Elevated Nitrate Levels Found in Millions of Americans’ Drinking Water

Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:40 in Health & Medicine

Public water systems serving more than 5.6 million Americans contain concentrations of nitrate at levels found to cause health problems, including cancer and birth defects, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health. Systems serving Hispanic populations tended to have the highest levels of nitrate in drinking water. Nitrate in water originates from various sources, […]

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