TROY (NEWS10) – On Wednesday, the City of Troy began adding orthophosphate to its water treatment process, a move mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address elevated lead levels.
Tap water from Green Bay, Wis., never exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lead action level until 2011, when concentrations of the brain-damaging metal suddenly spiked to over 25 ppb.
Aging lead-pipe drinking water systems, along with the public health measures implemented to reduce their risks, are reshaping the chemistry and health of nearby urban streams. New research from ...
Around Nov. 7, the city is adding another chemical besides chloride and fluoride to your drinking water. It’s orthophosphate, and its purpose is to adhere to pipes as a protective coating your ...
Levels of lead in drinking water city-wide should begin dropping in early 2023 when orthophosphate is added at Edmonton’s water treatment plant, two years later than initially promised. Epcor ...
Aging lead-pipe drinking water systems, along with the public health measures implemented to reduce their risks, are reshaping the chemistry and health of nearby urban streams. New research from ...
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