Toxic metal reported in Central Texas drinking water, activists push for national regulation

Toxic metal reported in Central Texas drinking water, activists push for national regulation

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new report from the advocacy nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) claims to have found arsenic, nitrate and hexavalent chromium, in Central Texas' water supplies. Hexavalent chromium, or chromium-6, has been linked to various forms of cancer. The report, published in the November issue of Environmental Research, looks at removing all three contaminants together as opposed to one at a time. As part of the report, the EWA…