Comparison of potential drinking water source contamination across one hundred U.S. cities

oleh: Sean W. D. Turner, Jennie S. Rice, Kristian D. Nelson, Chris R. Vernon, Ryan McManamay, Kerim Dickson, Landon Marston

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01

Deskripsi

In the U.S. today nearly no surface waters are drinkable without treatment. Here, the authors demonstrate that four-fifths of cities that withdraw surface water are supplying water that includes a portion of treated wastewater, concentrated in the Midwest, the South, and Texas.