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'Erin Brockovich' carcinogen in tap water of more than 200 million Americans [1]

A EWG analysis of federal data from nationwide drinking water tests shows that the compound contaminates water supplies for more than 200 million Americans in all 50 states. Yet federal regulations are stalled by a chemical industry challenge that could mean no national regulation of a chemical state scientists in California and elsewhere say causes cancer when ingested at even extraordinarily low levels.

Publication Date: 
19/09/2016
David Andrews [2], Bill Walker [3]
Environmental Working Group [4]
Tags:
Drinking Water [5], Water Quality [6], Health Effects [7], United States Of America (US) [8], Cancer [9], California [10]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bill-walker
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/california