Pottsboro Water Quality

Anonymized group results – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GcFy2YtOXqTay4QE2PZ2i2uDEZ73-DSx/view?usp=sharing

 

The Pottsboro Library was a recipient of a National Library of Medicine grant to test drinking water.

Safe drinking water is a critical issue in our country, and particularly in rural areas served by private water companies.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water_quality_in_the_United_States

The aging infrastructure impacts the quality of the drinking water as pipes corrode and lead leaches into the water.  Volatile organic compounds frequently occur in ground water according to government studies. https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1292/pdf/circular1292.pdf  VOCs are used in oil production in this area.

 

Learn more about possible contaminants in drinking water in the Pottsboro area and what can be done to filter them out at your home. This video was created specifically for Pottsboro.

 

Drinking Water Quality in Pottsboro

 

 

This project has been supported in part or in full by Federal funds through the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health under award number UG54LM012345 with the University of North Texas Health Science Center. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.