EPA proposes adding microplastics to contaminant list
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.
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3 viewpointsEPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
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EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
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2 viewpointsMicroplastics and pharmaceuticals to be added to list of US drinking water contaminants
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
Trump administration proposes listing microplastics as water contaminant