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2. Water pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Groundwater contamination is often the result of chemicals that seep through the soil and into the water supply, such as pesticides and fertilizers. Other causes of contamination in groundwater includes gasoline, oil, road salts, septic tank waste, or leakage from landfills. [16]

3. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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   Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from ...

4. Lead contamination in Washington, D.C., drinking water

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   In October 2004, Edwards co-authored an article in the Journal of the American Water Works Association that linked chloramine use with greatly increased lead leaching. [31] A report commissioned by the D.C. Council released on December 8, 2004 faulted the federal government's regulation of the city's water supply as a factor in the lead ...

5. Navy says EPA report that found low-level contamination ... - AOL

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   In March 2022, the Navy and the state Department of Health said they had successfully cleaned the contaminated water system, but many residents had doubts—and some were still reporting symptoms.

6. Contaminated tap water could lead to 100,000 cases of ... - AOL

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   A study by the Environmental Working Group found that contaminants could lead to nearly 100,000 cancer cases among people who drink it for a lifetime.

7. Camp Lejeune water contamination - Wikipedia

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   The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. [1] During that time, United States Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and families at the base — as well as many international, particularly British, [2] assignees — bathed in and ingested tap water contaminated with harmful chemicals at all concentrations ...