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New Report On Widespread Rocket Fuel Pollution In Food And Water
Published on March 7, 2005 by Coastal Post - Bolinas,CA,USA
http://www.coastalpost.com/05/03/14.htm
In February the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released its long anticipated report on the human health effects of perchlorates, a byproduct of rocket fuel. Perchlorates, which are a common pollutant near military sites, have recently been found in the water at concerning levels in 35 states as well as in 93% of lettuce and milk.
Groups Urge Emergency Standard for Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water -January 26, 2005 — By Natural Resources Defense Council

Environmental, health and community groups today petitioned the state to act aggressively to protect pregnant women, their fetuses and newborn infants from a toxic rocket fuel chemical. The petition to the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health Services calls for immediate action to lower the amount of the chemical perchlorate allowed in drinking water.

Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across US, Utilities Manipulate or Withhold Test Results to Ward Off Regulators - Washington Post - October 5, 2004
Cities across the country are manipulating the results of tests used to detect lead in water, violating federal law and putting millions of Americans at risk of drinking more of the contaminant than their suppliers are reporting.

San Jose Mercury News - Pollution found in more wells in Florida town. Tallevast residents start getting bottled water to replace drinking water from their polluted wells - May 27, 2004
TALLEVAST - Cancer-causing chemicals have contaminated a much larger area of groundwater near the former American Beryllium Co. plant in Tallevast than originally stated, according to tests by Florida environmental regulators.

BBC News - Coke recalls controversial water - March 19, 2004
Coca-Cola is to recall all bottles of its Dasani water in the UK, after levels of bromate were found to exceed legal levels.
The recall is an embarrassment for the drinks giant, which has faced criticism for selling what is treated and purified tap water.

Washington Post - District to Issue Warning on Lead. Health Advisory on Water to Target Pregnant Women, Small Children - February 25, 2004
D.C. health officials plan to announce today that all pregnant women and children younger than 6 who live in homes with lead service lines should immediately stop drinking unfiltered tap water and have their blood tested, a rare safety measure they say is necessary to safeguard the city's most vulnerable population.

Journal Sentinel - Communities ordered to reduce radium in water. 53 owners of wells must provide plans for compliance - June 29, 2003
MILWAUKEE, More than 50 owners of public and private wells in Wisconsin must decide by December how they intend to reduce the amount of radioactive radium in drinking water served to their nearly 500,000 residents, the state Department of Natural Resources says in notices of violation mailed this month.
CNN - Study Water supplies seen getting more scarce - August 24, 2000
The number of people living in countries facing severe water shortages will increase more than four-fold over the next 25 years, according to a report.
CNN - Water, water everywhere - but will there be enough to drink
Water is the most common substance on Earth, covering more than 70 percent of the planet's surface. Water makes up two-thirds of our own bodies. But the abundance of water is an illusion. Only a tiny fraction of the planet's water is drinkable.  | About water |