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A fuel station in Lumberton inundated by rainwater deposited by Matthew. Many substances get into flood waters: soil, human and animal waste, chemicals and fuel create a toxic mix in floodwaters. Now that dozens of water treatment plants have been exposed to contaminants, it could take weeks for water in some Down East communities to be drinkable. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Environmental Health, Featured, Infectious Disease, Public Health, Rural Health

Post-Matthew Water: How Bad Is It?

by Catherine Clabby October 25, 2016July 14, 2017

Well water samples give scientists more insight into where the highests levels of manganese are likely to turn up in drinking water wells in the Piedmont. The N.C. State University researchers plotted where they found those sites in well sampling data. Much of them cluster atop the Carolina Slate Belt.

Environmental Health, Featured

Manganese in Wells More Widespread Than Previously Thought

by Catherine Clabby September 20, 2016July 14, 2017

Environmental Health, Featured, Minority Health, Rural Health

NC’s Rural Landfills Have Long History of Conflict

by Thomas Goldsmith September 19, 2016September 19, 2016

Many older water faucet units contain fittings with brass, which contains up to 8 percent lead, or leaded solder in the copper piping, both of which can leach lead into the water.

Children's Health, Environmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Schoolhouse Lead Costs Districts, While State Hangs Back

by Rose Hoban September 8, 2016September 8, 2016

State Epidemiologist Megan Davies.

Davies: State Public Health Workers Lack Confidence in Health Director

by Rose Hoban August 19, 2016April 16, 2021

Environmental Health, Healthcare Workers, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Coal Ash & Water: Timeline of a Controversy

by Catherine Clabby August 12, 2016January 9, 2017