Sentences with phrase «drinking water sources in»

Used in metal plating, stainless steel production and other manufacturing, it has been detected in 30 % of drinking water sources in California, according to state officials.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to send inspectors to the City of Ithaca to test drinking water sources in all Ithaca City Schools.

In light of lead concerns at two elementary schools, the Ithaca City School System has turned off drinking water sources in all of its school.

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In Puerto Rico and the USVI, the outages have led to ongoing health and environmental crises as idled sanitation systems have forced some to drink from contaminated wells and other water sources.

In 2006, two years after Vedanta acquired the mine, the company dumped hazardous waste into the Kafue River, a major source of drinking water for the country, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 2,000 residents.

Viewed in one dimension, the standoff over construction of a 1,172 - mile, $ US 3.8 billion oil pipeline pits thousands of protesters massed on the prairie to safeguard a sole source of tribal drinking water from the fossil fuel industry and its allies in government and finance.

I discovered that the oxen and people were drinking water from the same source and that they were sleeping on bunks that had no mattress and were living in absolute squalor.

Many processing stages result in large amounts of untreated toxic wastewater being carried into drinking water sources.

Industry sources said Asahi had paid too much for assets, only to be squeezed by Woolworths and Coles, a price war in bottled water with Coca - Cola Amatil and changing consumer consumption habits, including a shift away from sugary soft drinks and juice.

«As a nation ranked fourth in OECD countries for obesity, we should be encouraging people to drink more water from whatever source — bottle, bubbler or tap» said the Institute's CEO, Mr Geoff Parker.

As a source of water and, in many cases energy, sugar - sweetened soft drinks can play a useful role in a balanced diet.

(A) Changes in the proportion of energy consumed as SSBs plus 100 % juice by children aged 2 — 18 y. (B) Per capita changes in the amount of sugars (grams per day) that were contributed by water - based beverages and sugar - sweetened carbonated soft drinks from 1997 to 2011 according to industry sources (27).

If, by the one - year mark, your baby is getting in dairy from other sources such as yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese, it's OK if he or she prefers to drink water.

Two of the most common sources of lead exposure in children include (1) paint dust from chipped or peeling lead paint and / or home renovation (may be present in any home built prior to 1978) and (2) lead contaminated drinking water from lead water pipes or lead solder.

Most reported cases have been ascribed to the use of contaminated well water for preparation of infant formula.1 — 3 Fifteen million families in the United States obtain their drinking water from unregulated wells.4 In a survey of 5500 private water supplies from 9 Midwestern states, 13 % of the wells were found to have nitrate concentrations > 10 mg / L or 10 ppm nitrate nitrogen, 5 the federal maximum contaminant level.6 It is estimated that 2 million families drink water from private wells that fail to meet the federal drinking - water standard for nitrate, and 40000 infants younger than 6 months live in homes that have nitrate - contaminated water supplies.4 In urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problemin the United States obtain their drinking water from unregulated wells.4 In a survey of 5500 private water supplies from 9 Midwestern states, 13 % of the wells were found to have nitrate concentrations > 10 mg / L or 10 ppm nitrate nitrogen, 5 the federal maximum contaminant level.6 It is estimated that 2 million families drink water from private wells that fail to meet the federal drinking - water standard for nitrate, and 40000 infants younger than 6 months live in homes that have nitrate - contaminated water supplies.4 In urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problemIn a survey of 5500 private water supplies from 9 Midwestern states, 13 % of the wells were found to have nitrate concentrations > 10 mg / L or 10 ppm nitrate nitrogen, 5 the federal maximum contaminant level.6 It is estimated that 2 million families drink water from private wells that fail to meet the federal drinking - water standard for nitrate, and 40000 infants younger than 6 months live in homes that have nitrate - contaminated water supplies.4 In urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problemin homes that have nitrate - contaminated water supplies.4 In urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problemIn urban areas, municipal wastewater - treatment discharges (a source of nutrients) on surrounding farmland aggravate the problem.7

If you consume fluoride from sources such as drinking water, it gets absorbed in your bloodstream.

Local groups and citizens held a rally over the weekend to call on the U.S. Department of Defense to halt PFOS discharges from Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh, New York, which drain into the city's main drinking water source and the Hudson River.

Two state legislators are seeking $ 3 million in the state budget for a study of Nassau County's groundwater that would yield details about exactly where and how the county's drinking - water source is being overtaken by saltwater.

The state declared the base a Superfund site in August after identifying it as a source of PFOS contamination in the City of Newburgh's drinking water supply.

In May, the public learned of PFOS contamination in the main source of drinking water for Newburgh — Washington LakIn May, the public learned of PFOS contamination in the main source of drinking water for Newburgh — Washington Lakin the main source of drinking water for Newburgh — Washington Lake.

The city of 30,000 in Orange County briefly declared a state of emergency in May 2016 and has since switched to a different drinking water source.

Residents of Nsawam in the Eastern Region have had to share water from an almost dried up Densu tributary with animals who also drink from the same source.

The increasing need for drinking water in New York City led the city to search for sources in the Hudson Valley.

The lake is the drinking water source for nearly 50,000 people in the Auburn area.

The five - page fact sheet asks and responds to 17 of the most common questions about health risks and concludes with a section recommending links for additional information, which comes in response to what is now a well - documented issue involving the pollution of local drinking water sources over a period of years by a factory manufacturing non-stick products.

PFOS contamination in Newburgh's main drinking water source — Washington Lake — was discovered in May 2016.

The lake is a drinking water source for nearly 50,000 people in the Auburn area.

New development in such environmentally sensitive areas is prohibited to protect the quality and safety of Long Island's sole - source drinking water aquifer, officials said in a news release.

In Sahara Africa, only 45 percent people in rural areas have access to improved drinking water source (UNICEF, 2005), thus 55 percent is exposed to unsafe drinking water which expose them to severe diseaseIn Sahara Africa, only 45 percent people in rural areas have access to improved drinking water source (UNICEF, 2005), thus 55 percent is exposed to unsafe drinking water which expose them to severe diseasein rural areas have access to improved drinking water source (UNICEF, 2005), thus 55 percent is exposed to unsafe drinking water which expose them to severe diseases.

Two state lawmakers — Sen. Jack Martins and Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel — are seeking $ 3 million in the state budget for a study of Nassau County's groundwater that would yield details about exactly where and how the county's drinking - water source is being overtaken by saltwater.

Five hundred days after the chemical PFOA was confirmed the drinking water in Hoosick Falls, residents there want the state to free up funding for a permanent clean water source.

Also at 10 a.m., Tonko calls on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation to save money by exempting fire hydrants from EPA lead regulations in primary sources of drinking water, Latham Water Garage, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, Lawater, Latham Water Garage, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, LaWater Garage, 347 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham.

Hoosick Falls residents have been living with a PFOA contamination in their drinking water for the last 500 days and are urging the state to do more in the village to find a permanent water source.

Taconic Plastics has been designated a state superfund site after it was determined to be the source of a PFOA contamination of drinking water in the town of Petersburgh, the Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday announced.

Votes were cast for two finalists — the Village of Baldwinsville in Onondaga County (judged the best tasting water among ground - water drinking sources) and the City of New Rochelle in Westchester County (judged the best tasting water among surface - source water systems) with New Rochelle winning the final tally by just three votes.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today called upon the New York State Canal Corp. to take pro-active steps to reduce the amount of water flowing out of Hinckley Reservoir due to the extremely low water level in the reservoir, which serves as the major drinking water source for the Utica region and also supplies water to the Erie Canal.

Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has penned a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, calling for an immediate investigation into the possible cause of PFOS contamination in Newburgh's main drinking water source — outfalls into retention ponds at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh.

Residents in the Village of Skaneateles and the other municipalities which use this drinking water source can continue to drink the water.

These chemicals are being discovered in more and more drinking water sources across the nation.

Those include possible exposure to chemicals used in hydrofracking, potential contamination of drinking water sources, and health impacts from naturally occurring radium that could be brought to the surface through the gas drilling process.

On the environmental side, Dan Shapley, Water Quality Program Director for Riverkeeper, applauds the governor's continued multiyear $ 2.5 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure and source water protecWater Quality Program Director for Riverkeeper, applauds the governor's continued multiyear $ 2.5 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure and source water protecwater infrastructure and source water protecwater protection.

It was not in danger of ever reaching a drinking water source, according to Jim Noggle, branch chief in the agency's region I division of reactor safety.

In a statement on its website, The Bank of Bennington states that it is still considering mortgages but area water sources must be safe for drinking.

Residents have called for a new water source, lower state limits for PFOA in drinking water and a rigorous bio-monitoring program to similar incidents from happening in the future.

Before the methane storage project was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in October 2014, hundreds of citizens tried every possible legal means to prevent the expansion of fracked gas storage at Seneca Lake, a source of drinking water for 100,000 people and to object to a form of industrialization that places us in harm's way.

Indeed, the lead situation in Syracuse has similarities to the ongoing situation in Flint, Michigan, where a change in the source of drinking water and a lack of preventative measures resulted in a dangerous increase in blood lead levels for residents.

City Manager Michael Ciaravino says the state of emergency was declared because of the discovery of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Silver Stream and Washington Lake, the main source of drinking water for Newburgh.

Fed up with the seeming inaction of their local and state government, or in this case the adults, the students of Hoosick Falls High School held an emergency meeting to demand that Governor Cuomo help them find a reliable safe source of drinking water, that did not come in a plastic bottle.

In terms of statewide initiatives, Cuomo's $ 2 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure would include improvements to local wastewater treatment systems, and development and implementation of local community recommendations for water source protection to be funded by the Environmental Protection FunIn terms of statewide initiatives, Cuomo's $ 2 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure would include improvements to local wastewater treatment systems, and development and implementation of local community recommendations for water source protection to be funded by the Environmental Protection Funin drinking water infrastructure would include improvements to local wastewater treatment systems, and development and implementation of local community recommendations for water source protection to be funded by the Environmental Protection Fund.

«The EPF has been a key source of state aid assisting local communities in undertaking a range of projects from drinking water quality to wetlands protection, from community parks enhancement to recycling programs, and from farmland preservation to controlling invasive species.»