A fancy water filter and frequent tests (liquid biopsies) are ways to limit the amount of carcinogens that are seeping into Idaho’s water supply, but these steps don’t eliminate the potential for developing cancer by drinking water that exceeds state safety guidelines. Well water can be particularly harmful, and one south Idaho community has been identified as being a hotspot for contaminants in the groundwater.
Drinking water has for decades been a subject of debate over safety by health and environmental officials. The United States Environmental Protection Agency spearheads quality control when it comes to matters of public safety regarding pollution, hazardous waste, water contamination, and other threats.
Arsenic, Chromium, Bromoform, Radium, and at least seven other harmful elements have been detected in this southern Idaho water supply.…