Officials said the typical level of the toxic chemical found
in the blood samples of more than 2,000 Rensselaer
County residents is about 11 times higher than the national average, but well below levels detected
in other areas of the
nation where the contaminant has also
polluted public water supplies.
To whet your appetite, here are the ten most
polluted cities
in the nation: # 1: Bakersfield - Delano, CA # 2: Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale, AZ # 2: Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA # 2: Visalia - Porterville, CA # 5: Hanford - Corcoran, CA # 6: Fresno - Madera, CA # 7: Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA # 8: Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL # 9: Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH - KY - IN # 10: Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY -
in the
nation: # 1: Bakersfield - Delano, CA # 2: Phoenix - Mesa - Glendale, AZ # 2: Los Angeles - Long Beach - Riverside, CA # 2: Visalia - Porterville, CA # 5: Hanford - Corcoran, CA # 6: Fresno - Madera, CA # 7: Pittsburgh - New Castle, PA # 8: Birmingham - Hoover - Cullman, AL # 9: Cincinnati - Middletown - Wilmington, OH - KY -
IN # 10: Louisville - Jefferson County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY -
IN # 10: Louisville - Jefferson
County - Elizabethtown - Scottsburg, KY -
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