Introducing: Safe to Drink

About this episode

The episode introduces a series about a New Hampshire town's struggle with water contamination and the quest for answers regarding safety.

Introducing “Safe to Drink:” 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… this has all happened before. From the Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio, "Safe to Drink" is a four-part series about the 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• water contamination
• public health
• environmental issues
• community response
• regulations
• chemistry

Keywords

• water
• contamination
• chemical
• safety
• New Hampshire
• public health
• forever chemical

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Hampshire Public Radio

Products: forever chemical

Places: New Hampshire