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Parts of the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville, N.C., are contaminated with a PFAS compound called GenX. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is surveying residents in the area about their health.

Scientists Dig Into Hard Questions About The Fluorinated Pollutants Known As PFAS

Apr 22, 2019
PFAS are a family of chemicals accumulating in the soil, rivers, drinking water and the human body. How much exposure to these substances in clothes, firefighting foam and food wrap is too much?
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Rao developing her device in the "science room" at home in Lone Tree, Colo.

Troubled By Flint Water Crisis, 11-Year-Old Girl Invents Lead-Detecting Device

Oct 20, 2017
The Colorado seventh-grader was unimpressed by the options her parents had to test water in their home. So she created a sensor-based device using chemically treated carbon nanotubes to do it faster.
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A future strawberry field is seen in the foreground near the Mosaic property in Mulberry.

Giant Sinkhole At Florida Plant Leaks Polluted Water Into State Aquifer

Sep 29, 2016
A fertilizer company says third-party tests show the water contaminated with low-level radiation has not leaked off the site into nearby wells. Residents are upset they were not informed for weeks.
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Lead pipes like this one still bring water into many U.S. homes.

Are Your Pipes Made Of Lead? Here's A Quick Way To Find Out

Jun 24, 2016
Flint, Mich., brought the risk of lead pipes to many people's attention, but the problems go further. Find out if lead pipes could be affecting your drinking water.
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The Two-Way
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is expected to announce criminal charges as part of an investigation into Flint's tainted water.

3 Face Criminal Charges Over Flint Water Crisis

Apr 20, 2016
Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees and a Flint water official are being charged with misconduct, neglect of duty and tampering with evidence over the city's contaminated water.
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The Two-Way
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he and his wife, Sue, will drink filtered Flint water for the next 30 days to show the people of Flint that it is safe.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Vows To Drink Flint Water For A Month

Apr 19, 2016
To show that the water from Flint, Mich., is safe when filtered, the governor says he'll be drinking it for the next 30 days at home and at work. The city has been grappling with lead contamination.
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The Two-Way
Flint residents, who have grown accustomed to using bottled water and avoiding the faucet, are now getting new instructions: Use more tap water.

Flint Water Recovery Lagging As Residents Don't Let Tainted Water Run

Apr 12, 2016
It may be an expensive answer but experts say if Flint, Mich., residents used more tap water, it would help flush lead-contaminated water from the system.
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Young girls drink water from a canal flowing between nearby refugee camps and the main road in Peshawar, Pakistan.

What Makes Water Unsafe? Not The Color, Taste Or Smell: #WorldWaterDay

Mar 22, 2016
For millions around the world, it's the invisible microbes and parasites that can turn their daily drinking water into a dangerous elixir.
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