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Officials Identify Chemical in Water Supply as Potential Fertility Concern
Federal and state officials have flagged a substance in U.S. waterways that may affect fertility. The chemical appears on a federal monitoring list and has drawn attention from multiple state attorneys general.
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Federal and state officials have identified a chemical in U.S. waterways that may reduce fertility in humans. The chemical has been detected in drinking-water sources in several states. Officials in Missouri and Nebraska have issued statements describing the presence of the compound as a growing threat to waterways.
Nebraska officials have sent letters to federal agencies requesting further study. The letters cite laboratory data linking the chemical to reduced sperm counts in animal studies. No federal drinking-water standard currently exists for the compound.
Additional sampling is planned in affected watersheds over the coming months.
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