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  2. Hinkley groundwater contamination - Wikipedia

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    A 2007 toxicity report for the National Toxicology Program provided evidence that high doses of chromium 6 caused cancers of the gastrointestinal tract in rats and mice at levels higher than 5 mg/L of water, (5 ppm, or 5,000 ppb). [41] [42] Average hexavalent chromium levels in Hinkley were recorded at 1.19 ppb, with an estimated peak of 20 ppb.

  3. Orlean Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Notable buildings include the Orlean Farm House (c. 1795), Smith-Hinkley House (c. 1830), the Anderson-Rector House and Store (c. 1870), the Greek Revival style Thorpe-Cornwell House, Jeffries Store (1885), Orlean Methodist Church (1881-1883), Providence Baptist Church (1883), and Orlean post office building (1956).

  4. Groundwater pollution - Wikipedia

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    Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater.This type of water pollution can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant, or impurity in the groundwater, in which case it is more likely referred to as contamination rather than pollution.

  5. New map depicts the world’s hidden reserves of groundwater in ...

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    A map released Tuesday in the journal Nature offers the first comprehensive map of the world’s underground water sources and the ecosystems that depend on them. In…

  6. Wellhead protection program - Wikipedia

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    Over half of the U.S. population relies on groundwater for drinking water [1] However, residential, municipal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural activities can all contaminate groundwater. [2]: C-2 In the event of contamination, a community's drinking water supply can develop poor quality or be lost altogether. Groundwater contamination ...

  7. Drinking water quality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    An example of this chemical causing adverse health issues is through a well-known hexavalent chromium (chromium 6) pollution event in Hinkley, California. Groundwater contamination in Hinkley was caused by water containing hexavalent chromium being dumped on the ground by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) from 1952 to 1966. PG&E used this ...

  8. Titans QB Will Levis throws longest touchdown pass of NFL ...

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    The third-quarter pass secured the first Titans touchdown of the day. The Vikings blitzed five pass rushers on third-and-10. But Tennessee's offensive line stood its ground to buy Levis time as he ...

  9. Hexavalent chromium - Wikipedia

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    The well was found to be contaminated with chromium(VI). The Midland groundwater reached higher levels of contamination than the EPA mandated maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 100 parts per billion. The current groundwater plume of chromium lies under approximately 260 acres of land at the West County Road 112 Groundwater Site.