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Arsenic Contamination in US Public Water Is More Likely in Latinx Communities Tighter federal regulations on the toxic worked to decrease levels in public water, but certain regions and groups remain more at risk. Marilyn Nieves / E+ / Getty Images By A new survey shows arsenic levels in public water are disproportionately high in certain U.S. communities, despite national regulatory standards designed to protect people from the harmful chemical. Researchers studied approximately 13 million records from 2006 to 2011 covering 139,000 public water systems in 46 states, Washington D.C., and Native American tribes. The records cover water service for 290 million people, representing 95 percent of all public water systems and 92 percent of the total population served by public water systems. Researchers found that, while average public water arsenic concentrations decreased by an average of 10 percent nationwide over the time studied, that decrease was not equal a ....
U.S. Hispanics High Risk for Arsenic in Drinking Water
NEW YORK, New York, December 17, 2020 (ENS) – Community water systems that fail to comply with the federal arsenic standard are most likely to occur in the Southwest, serving Hispanic communities, rural populations of around 1,000, and those who rely on groundwater, finds a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Arsenic is a toxic human carcinogen and water contaminant present in many aquifers in the United States. The Mailman School researchers found that 38 percent of water systems serving Hispanic communities exceeded the safe maximum arsenic contaminant level, posing concerns about environmental justice. ....
Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid cases were at a record 247,737 on Friday on the worldometers site that I watch; that would be nearly 40% of all the new infections reported worldwide on that day as per that site.However, the Johns Hopkins dashboard is showing a record 1,489,000 new Covid infections worldwide on that date, more than double any previous one day total..I have to assume that s in error, and my best guess would be that somehow the data was entered twice, and they ll eventually correct it.Regar ....
(Photo : Pixabay) A new study found that many US regions have drinking water exposed to high amounts of arsenic. The researchers published their results in the online journal Environmental Health Perspectives. According to the first author and environmental health sciences post-doctoral research fellow Dr. Anne Nigra, the study revealed important implications regarding efforts in decreasing levels of arsenic exposure and obtaining environmental justice. Dr. Nigra said that there have not been any systematic studies in drinking water exposure inequalities. Their study findings have identified the communities which are in urgent need of more protective measures. The researchers sought to identify those subgroups who are exposed to arsenic concentrations in the water at levels over 10 μg per Liter even after the maximum arsenic levels have been set. ....