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Study: Central Valley Drinking Water Contaminated

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Eunice Martinez pours bottled drinking water into a pitcher.

A new study from UC Davis finds one out of every 10 residents in the state's main farm belts is at risk of drinking water contaminated with nitrates. These colorless, odorless pollutants are linked to fertilizer and animal manure. Reporter: Sasha Khokha

More: Farming Communities Facing Crisis Over Nitrate Pollution - from California Watch
More: State of Health Blog
More: Nitrates in Our Drinking Water Series

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