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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in groundwater

New Study: Septic Systems Contaminate Groundwater with
Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Human Waste - press release

Steroid Estrogens, Nonylphenol Ethoxylate Metabolites, and Other Wastewater Contaminants in Groundwater Affected by a Residential Septic System on Cape Cod, MA - abstract from the paper published in Environmental Science & Technology

 
News Media Coverage
"Study: Carcinogens May Be Entering Groundwater Through Septic Systems"
- Cape Cod Chronical
"Cancer study eyes septic systems" - Cape Cod Times
"Harmful chemicals may leach from septic systems" - Reuters
"Study probes septic system- cancer link" - The Register

 

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