Safe to Drink, Ep. 1 | You Don’t Know About This?

About this episode

A New Hampshire town discovers its water is contaminated by a 'forever chemical' linked to a local plant, prompting a resident to investigate further.

A New Hampshire town finds out its water has been contaminated by a “forever chemical.” The source appears to be the nearby Saint-Gobain plant. Officials say the potential health effects are unclear, but most people can still drink the water. One resident doesn’t buy it and goes down a research rabbit hole. She soon learns all this has happened before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• water contamination
• health effects
• forever chemicals
• local investigation
• environmental issues

Keywords

• water
• contamination
• forever chemicals
• Saint-Gobain
• New Hampshire
• health effects
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saint-Gobain

Places: New Hampshire

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