Carcinogen made famous by Erin Brockovich found in cities across the US

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8215065/Carcinogen-made-famous-by-Erin-Brockovich-found-in-cities-across-the-US.html

Carcinogen made famous by Erin Brockovich found in cities across the US
The domestic tap water of 31 out of 35 United States cities surveyed contains hexavalent chromium, the probable carcinogen made famous by the film Erin Brockovich, according to an environmental report.
By Toby Harnden, Washington

In the first nationwide analysis of the chemical in American water to be made public, the study by the Environmental Working Group detected its presence in 31 out of 35 cities that were tested. The highest levels were in: Norman, Oklahoma; Honolulu, Hawaii; Riverside, California; and Madison, Wisconsin.

The US government's Environmental Protection Agency is currently deciding whether to set a limit for hexavalent chromium in tap water after the National Institute of Health assessed it a "probable carcinogen" in 2008. The chemical has been linked to leukaemia in animals as well as liver and kidney damage.

Hexavalent chromium is often discharged from steel and pulp mills as well as metal-plating and leather-tanning facilities, the report states.

Last year, California became the first state to limit the chemical in drinking water by proposing a "public health goal" of 0.06 parts per billion. Of the 35 cities tested, the study found that 25 had levels in excess of California's proposed goal...

http://www.ewg.org/chromium6-in-tap-water/findings

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1. And here come the replies that everyone should buy filters and bottled water.

Never mind that many poor people can't even afford to eat healthy, let alone PAY FOR WATER!

[cdsilv]

3. We have uranium in the water here in texas...

Radioactive water! Standard filters don't do anything with this shit....it's always worse in Texas.

Don't mess with Texas, we're messed up enough as it is!

[Mimosa]

2. I knew the big ATL would be fairly high on the bad list.

Don't see my darlin' New Orleans on it.

[SugarShack]

4. This IS a major story, and should be out everywhere! Where's the nooze?

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[lonestarnot]

5. kick

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