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MRT: City of Midland issues boil water notice
Midland joins a growing list of cities — large and small — that have told residents not to drink water due to a variety of issues in recent months. Last summer, nearby Odessa residents went without water for several days amid a dayslong heat wave due to a broken water line. During Thanksgiving, nearly 700 residents in East Texas boiled their water as the town of Zavalla grappled with aging infrastructure. And the city of Houston, the fourth-largest in the U.S., made headlines when it told its residents to boil water for about two days after two transformers at a water treatment plant went offline.
Yahoo: Should you be worried about endocrine disruptors? Here’s what experts say.
How common are endocrine disruptors?
They're really common. Endocrine disruptors "can be found in the air, soil or water supply in addition to food sources, personal care products and manufactured products," Dr. Karl Nadolsky, an endocrinologist at Spectrum Health, tells Yahoo Life.
Consider using a water filter. Water purifying systems are unlikely to remove all endocrine disruptors from your drinking water, but you can try to use one to reduce the amount.
USA TODAY: Can you get cancer from tap water? New study says even 'safe' drinking water poses risk
A new report from an environmental advocacy watchdog group cautions that carcinogenic products in tap water may altogether increase cancer risk for thousands of U.S. residents over a lifetime.
In a peer-reviewed study, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that 22 carcinogens commonly found in tap water – including arsenic, byproducts of water disinfectants, and radionuclides such as uranium and radium – could cumulatively result in over 100,000 cancer cases.
NewsWEst9: HAZMAT Crews Called Out to Chlorine Leak at Midland Water Treatment Plant
MIDLAND - HAZMAT crews were called out to the water treatment plant in Midland on Thursday. Around 9:30 a.m., there was a chlorine leak at the plant on North Midland Drive. We're told it was caused by a manufacturing defect on a chlorine cylinder.
EWG: Bottled Water Scorecard, 2011
Overall, more than half of the 173 bottled water brands surveyed in 2010 flunked EWG's transparency test.
Many brands fill their labels with vague claims of a pristine source or perfect purity — but no real facts. If people are willing to pay up to 1,900 times the cost of tap water in order to buy water in a plastic bottle, they deserve better than that1.
EWG recommends that you drink filtered tap water. You'll save money, drink water that’s purer than tap water, and help solve the global glut of plastic.