Tag: Pollution, Water
Senate Passes Bill to Compensate More Americans Exposed to Radiation
EPA Will Spend $5.8 Billion to Help Clean Up U.S. Drinking Water
More Cancers Linked to Contaminated Water at Camp LeJeune
EPA Awards $58 Million to Help Schools, Day Care Centers Remove Lead From Drinking...
The grants will help test for lead in drinking water, identify sources of contamination, and help fix the problem, agency says
Parkinson Disease Risk Increased With Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds
Exposure to water contaminated with volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethylene, linked to increased risk for Parkinson disease
Lithium in Maternal Drinking Water Linked to Autism in Offspring
Maternal prenatal exposure to lithium from naturally occurring drinking water sources linked to increased autism spectrum disorder risk
Long-Term Waterborne-Ingested Nitrate Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
Higher associations seen for those with lower intakes of fiber, fruit/vegetables, and vitamin C
California Files Suit Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water
California has sued several companies over their role in dumping 'forever chemicals' into the state's water systems, in an effort to get them to pay cleanup costs
Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Worse Cognitive Function in Late Life
Older adults who were exposed to lead in drinking water as children had worse cognitive function, but not steeper cognitive decline
AHA: Environmental Exposures Tied to CVD Deaths in the U.S., U.K.
Risk-attributable cardiovascular death rate associated with lead exposure higher in the U.S. than the U.K.; opposite pattern seen between the countries for particulate matter exposure
