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High levels of contaminants found in New England groundwater

Posted by admin on Jul 3rd 2012

The US Geological Survey recently studied the groundwater in the New England regionand found harmful levels of naturally occurring arsenic, uranium, ­radon, and other contaminants in water supplying wells across the region. “The real risk comes from long-term exposure,” said ­Andrew Smith, state toxicologist at the Center for Disease Control in Maine, where about half the population relies on priv … READ MORE