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Tag: tap water

Posted inInvestigations

In farm country, fertilizer runoff fouls water supplies

by Shereen SiewertOctober 17, 2017

Paul Feldman/FairWarning Scientists have known for decades that drinking water contaminated by fertilizer nitrates can pose a threat to infants by undermining the ability of their blood to carry oxygen. The condition, known as ‘blue baby syndrome,” led federal regulators to impose an environmental standard of no more than 10 parts per million, or ppm, for […]

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