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February 8, 2010--Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (Denver...

Tiny amounts of discarded drugs have been found in water at three landfills in Maine, confirming suspicions that pharmaceuticals thrown into household trash are ending up in water that drains through...

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January 21, 2011--Chemical oxidant candles used to clean up groundwater...

TCE-containing chemicals were disposed in landfills across the country. Heavy clay soils and tightly confined groundwater aquifers at the scene of the contamination plume don't lend themselves to...

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August 25, 2014--Study: All kinds of nasty stuff in the water (Summit Voice)

Water quality experts with the U.S. Geological Survey say chemicals from pharmaceuticals and personal-care products are widespread in water that has passed through landfill waste.read more

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