Study finds widespread uranium contamination in US drinking water

[rebewranger]

Study finds widespread uranium contamination in US drinking water
Joshua Hawkins - Yesterday 5:15 PM
 
uranium in the water supply
The EPA says that it’s unclear how much of a threat higher levels of uranium pose to our water supply. However, it does want to completely remove the radioactive, metallic compound from the U.S. drinking water supply altogether. That’s because it has become one of the most underappreciated contaminants in the public drinking supply.

The EPA has a maximum contaminant level set for the total amount of uranium in the water. Researchers found that two-thirds of the samples between 2000 and 2011 had 2.1 percent higher than average uranium concentration than the EPA “allows”.
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-finds-widespread-uranium-contamination-in-us-drinking-water/ar-AAW6R7s?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5e0ab1c5e0c04bcdc2a0bb7ea59c3b80

[libertybele]

I drink either locally sourced spring water or FIJI water.  Yes, it is more expensive that filtering tap water, but given what this article is stating, who truly knows what people are consuming in their water.

"Our public drinking systems provide over 90 percent of water to the country. As such, it is concerning to see radioactive elements
like uranium reaching high contamination levels."

[rustynail]

"Fluorine  added to drinking water is a waste product from uranium processing" ......

[godblessRonaldReagan]

Must not be much - no one's gained superpowers yet

[berdie]

I know I haven't received any super powers. I'm still waiting.

When I read the statement from our local water provider, uranium is not even listed. But a lot of other "ingredients" are there.