American Community Battles Agricultural Runoff Causing Cancer-Causing Nitrates in Tap Water

A U.S. municipality known for brewing is now facing a public health crisis as fertilizer runoff contaminates well water with dangerous nitrate levels, highlighting rural water treatment challenges.

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This American City Perfected Clean Water for Beer — Now It’s Fighting to Keep Cancer-Causing Nitrates Out of the Tap

Rural communities can treat water to reduce nitrates to safe levels. But what about well water polluted by runoff from fertilized fields?

By Yves Smith

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American Community Battles Agricultural Runoff Causing Cancer-Causing Nitrates in Tap Water

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This American City Perfected Clean Water for Beer — Now It’s Fighting to Keep Cancer-Causing Nitrates Out of the Tap

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