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Water Supplied By At Least Some Utilities In All 50 States Contains Chemicals, Study Finds

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) -- A new report finds some water supplies in all 50 states are polluted with chemicals, including a cancer-linked chemical called radium.

A study conducted by the Environmental Working Group revealed that 170 million people are exposed to radium from drinking water in 22,000 utilities nationwide.

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