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Should the government modernize water treatment to reduce cancer risk?
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Friend,

A new peer-reviewed EWG study just confirmed what we’ve long suspected: Smarter water treatment planning could prevent up to 50,000 cancer cases.

Here’s the problem: Right now, state and federal governments regulate drinking water contaminants one at a time. But our peer-reviewed analysis of more than a decade of data from over 17,000 community water systems shows that cancer-causing arsenic and chromium-6 often appear together – and can be reduced with the same proven technologies.

The science is clear: Tackling co-occurring contaminants together is the most effective, efficient way to protect public health.

The good news: Modern treatment options like ion exchange and reverse osmosis are already available – and they can also cut exposure to nitrate and other harmful pollutants.

The bad news: Outdated, one-contaminant-at-a-time rules leave communities at risk, and many existing legal standards aren't health-protective.

That’s why we’re asking:

Should the government modernize water treatment to reduce cancer risk?
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Thanks for weighing in, friend.

– EWG Research Alert


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