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Millions of people across US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe | Opinion

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...
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Central Iowa water quality experts say at-home nitrate test kits are unreliable

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I9 investigation: Private well owners more vulnerable to nitrate risks as Iowa contamination rises

Water quality experts say Iowans who get their water from private wells are more vulnerable to the health risks associated with nitrates.
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Nishnabotna water group urges community nitrate testing with new billboard

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Limited-time discounted well water testing offered at the Health Department

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Amid Umatilla Basin nitrate crisis, Oregon Health Authority mails drinking water test trips to untested households

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA) households and urging them ...
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What is nitrate and could your water be contaminated with it?

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Will a drinking water ban be implemented? Water quality questions answered:

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Millions in the US use well water, but few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary ...
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Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it’s safe

Gabriel Lade received funding from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct this research.