Safe to Drink, Episode 1: You don’t know about this?

About this episode

A New Hampshire town discovers its water contamination issue and the complexities surrounding the safety of drinking water.

A New Hampshire town finds out its water has been contaminated by a chemical. The most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this so-called forever chemical, which is weird… because all of this has all happened before. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, Safe to Drink is a four-part series about a water contamination story that keeps repeating in town after town — and about the people who fought for answers through a maze of chemistry, regulations, and illnesses. You can binge the whole series now: subscribe to Safe to Drink on Apple Podcasts, or check out their page on NHPR’s website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• water contamination
• public health
• chemicals

Keywords

• forever chemical
• New Hampshire
• water safety

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Apple Podcasts

Books & works: Safe to Drink

Places: New Hampshire

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