To conduct this research, arsenic was measured in data collected from nearly 14,000 participants across 35 sites between 2005 and 2020, covering every Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) in the United States. Specific areas with the highest concentrations included several Michigan counties like those in the Thumb region, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Ingham counties. In New York’s southern tier near Binghamton, local bedrock and glacial deposits can naturally release arsenic into groundwater, a trend also seen throughout parts of the Northeast. The contamination is not limited to these regions alone, however, as the study highlights a pattern where rural and low-income communities are disproportionately affected.
Beyond the Northeast and Midwest, other significant hotspots were also identified across the country. California’s Central Valley stands out due to its extensive farming practices, while additional pockets of high arsenic were mapped in Pennsylvania’s western counties, Tennessee’s Appalachian region, northern Utah, southwestern Arizona near Yuma, and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The findings underscore the urgent need for better monitoring, public education, and mitigation strategies to protect vulnerable communities from chronic exposure to the toxic element.
To read how over 40 percent of the world’s rivers now contain harmful levels of pharmaceutical drug pollution, see this article on our website.
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A new map has revealed a disturbing truth about drinking water in the United States. Scientists found millions of Americans may be regularly exposed to dangerous levels of arsenic, a naturally occurring element in soil and rock that seeps into groundwater over time.
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To conduct this research, arsenic was measured in data collected from nearly 14,000 participants across 35 sites between 2005 and 2020, covering every Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) in the United States. Specific areas with the highest concentrations included several Michigan counties like those in the Thumb region, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Ingham counties. In New York’s southern tier near Binghamton, local bedrock and glacial deposits can naturally release arsenic into groundwater, a trend also seen throughout parts of the Northeast. The contamination is not limited to these regions alone, however, as the study highlights a pattern where rural and low-income communities are disproportionately affected.
Beyond the Northeast and Midwest, other significant hotspots were also identified across the country. California’s Central Valley stands out due to its extensive farming practices, while additional pockets of high arsenic were mapped in Pennsylvania’s western counties, Tennessee’s Appalachian region, northern Utah, southwestern Arizona near Yuma, and Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The findings underscore the urgent need for better monitoring, public education, and mitigation strategies to protect vulnerable communities from chronic exposure to the toxic element.
To read how over 40 percent of the world’s rivers now contain harmful levels of pharmaceutical drug pollution, see this article on our website.
Dr. Rath Health Foundation
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