Even very low levels of nitrate in drinking water—far below the federal government’s safety threshold—may significantly increase the risk of premature birth and low birth weight, according to a new study. The post ‘No safe level’: Babies are harmed by even tiny amounts of nitrate in drinking water, study finds appeared first on U.S. Right to Know.| U.S. Right to Know
A controversial Iowa water safety report has confirmed what many people in the state have long feared to be true: Dangerously high levels of farm chemicals, including nitrates and pesticides are polluting waterways with potentially dire health consequences for hundreds of thousands of residents.| The New Lede