A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report - Inside Climate News

Thousands of Water Systems Across US Have Dangerous Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Millions of people across the United States could be drinking contaminated water, according to a new report.

A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report - Inside Climate News

The analysis, from the Environmental Working Group, takes a first-of-its-kind look at trihalomethanes, a contaminant linked to cancers and stillbirth.By Georgina GustinTens of millions of Americans have likely consumed drinking water containing cancer-causing chemicals that form when livestock manure and other organic substances end up in public water sources, according to a new analysis.

A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report

The analysis, from the Environmental Working Group, takes a first-of-its-kind look at trihalomethanes, a contaminant linked to cancers and stillbirth. By Georgina Gustin Tens of millions of Americans have likely consumed drinking water containing cancer-causing chemicals that form when livestock manure and other organic substances end up in public water sources, according to a new analysis.