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The study took samples of municipal drinking water at businesses and homes around the Cedar Valley and analyzed them at a University of Iowa laboratory.
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Tap water study finds nitrate levels can vary widely across neighborhoods — even in the same city
Gavin McGough
Samples from 41 taps across five eastern Iowa cities show wide disparities in what residents are drinking. A Cedar Falls-based environmental scientist conducted a study to better understand how nitrate levels vary in the region.
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