Plastic Pipes Are Polluting Drinking Water Systems After Wildfires

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By The ConversationDec 15, 2020, 10:41 am157 pts
By Andrew J. Whelton, Amisha Shah and Kristofer P. Isaacson When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state's drinking water standard. Our…

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