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[-] X@piefed.world 126 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Per the article:

The sample was collected on April 7. Eurofins issued its results on April 10. According to the lab report, the 24-hour composite found:

• Hexavalent chromium at 0.0104 milligrams per liter, just above the lab’s reporting limit of 0.01 mg/L. Hexavalent chromium is classified as a known human carcinogen by the US National Toxicology Program. It is the substance the Erin Brockovich case was built around.

• Arsenic at 0.0025 mg/L. That is below the federal drinking water standard of 0.01 mg/L, but present.

• Strontium at 1.17 mg/L. Mazloum’s technical report on the findings noted that long-term exposure can affect bone density and kidney function in humans and wildlife.

• Lithium and vanadium at concentrations Lazarte’s letter described as abnormally high relative to rainwater or normal groundwater.

• Elevated levels of manganese, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and potassium consistent with industrial discharge. Manganese, a battery process tracer, can have neurological effects at chronic doses. Excess phosphorus can cause algae blooms that strip oxygen from waterways.

• Ammonia in the form of nitrogen at 1.68 mg/L, amplifying the algae bloom risk

[-] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 12 points 14 hours ago

That's a suspiciously low level of arsenic. Where is the arsenic from their wells or municipal water ending up or are they clandestinely pumping river water?

[-] DevoidWisdom@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago

My thought as well. The local drinking water report showed almost 3 times that amount. I could be wrong though.

Signed -No wisdom Internet person.

[-] Billygoat@piefed.social 26 points 18 hours ago

3.6 Roentgen, not great, not terrible.

[-] ODuffer@lemmy.world 47 points 22 hours ago
[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

And I'm guessing water treatment doesn't fix these, does it?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

It can. But you'd need a facility built to do it.

If you don't anticipate Strontium in your wastewater, you're not going to build a system to leech it out or neutralize it.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago

Given the state of Texas' infrastructure, probably fair to assume this doesn't exist.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Houston has one of the better waste water treatment plants in the country.

Robstown, though? Idk. Doubt it

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