Piedmont Formation (IMAGE)

Duke University

Piedmont Formation

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Groundwater testing revealed that nine out of ten drinking water wells in North Carolina's Piedmont region contain detectable levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, and that the contamination stems from natural sources.

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Courtesy Avner Vengosh, Duke University

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