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Category: Environmental Health

shows a smiling man sitting on a pallet of plastic drinking water bottles that he has to use because his well water is tainted by PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Forever chemical found in Cumberland County wells 25 miles from Chemours

by CityView Today March 19, 2022March 19, 2022
Shows a woman wearing a blue coverall and a white mask who is working in a lab, intereacting with several beakers that have a brown substance at the bottom of the glasses.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

CDC’s wastewater surveillance system serves as early COVID detection

by Will Atwater March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
a smiling woman in a white lab coat stands in front of shelves holding large glass jars of algae, used to study algae bloom
Posted inEnvironmental Health

UNCW lab may hold answers to algal bloom questions

by Coastal Review Online March 4, 2022March 9, 2022
an aerial photo of Winston-Salem shows the smoke from the fertilizer plant fire
Posted inHealth Inequities

Wake Forest University students recount fertilizer plant fire, evacuations

by Mariama Jallow February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
a man works on a contraption that consists several tanks hooked up in series.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours’ pilot program could aide homeowners with PFAS-contaminated wells

by Greg Barnes January 31, 2022January 30, 2022
Aerial photo shows a hog-waste lagoon in Columbus County. Photo courtesy of Cape Fear River Watch
Posted inEnvironmental Health

UPDATED: EPA agrees to probe NC permitting of hog operations near minority populations

by Carolina Public Press January 23, 2022January 21, 2022

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