Dirty water given to the military
Dozens of U.S. troops in Iraq became ill after using “unmonitored and potentially unsafe” water for washing, bathing, cleaning, and shaving. The problems did not extend to drinking water. But soldiers have experienced many illnesses including skin abscesses, cellulitis, skin infections, and diarrhea.
A military contractor owned by Cheney’s Haliburton, KBR Inc. supplied the discolored, smelly water. (more…)
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Pharmaceuticals in US municipal drinking water
An AP investigation found pharmaceutical drugs present in 24 surveyed municipal water sources, affecting at least 41 million people.
The investigators contacted 62 municipalities, but only 28 had tested their water system for pharmaceuticals and many only tested for one or two types of drugs.
Some water utilities declined to answer citing post 9/11 security issues; the heart disease drug nitroglycerin is widely used to make explosives.
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Tagged: bottled water, contaminated water, drinking water, drugs, environment, EPA, fish, pharmaceuticals, senate, tap water, us, water, water quality
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