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January 2015
January 1, 2015: MDEQ begins second six-month Flint lead/copper monitoring period. First testing period shows a 90th percentile reading of six parts per billion of lead in Flint tap water.
Residents of Shelburn under boil water advisory for next 48 hours mymixfm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mymixfm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Connecticut Urges Homeowners to Test Wells for Arsenic, Uranium April 9, 2021
Connecticut health officials are urging homeowners who rely on well water to have their systems checked for arsenic and uranium contamination.
The advice comes as the result of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey released Tuesday that found almost 4% of private wells in the state have elevated levels of arsenic and 4.7% have higher concentrations of uranium than acceptable under guidelines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Jospeh Ayotte, chief of the environmental hydrology section of the New England Water Science Center of the USGS, said the problem was first discovered in 2017, leading to a more comprehensive study.
Health officials urge Connecticut homeowners to test wells for arsenic, uranium courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State urges homeowners to test wells for arsenic, uranium myrecordjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myrecordjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.