Tagged With Contamination

Residents of San Francisco's Treasure Island believe nuclear contamination has made them sick for years. The site is getting 8,000 new homes.

Aria Bendix

An environmental group found arsenic and chromium in tap water in all 50 US states. Here's how to check what's in your taps.

Aria Bendix

A wealthy California enclave has some of the purest tap water in the country, and it starts out as sewage

Aria Bendix

Strawberries are being dumped by the truckload as the needle contamination crisis spreads to other fruit

Simon Thomsen

The Chipotle E. coli outbreak inspired these 2 engineers to build a device that could quash the spread of foodborne illness

Zoë Bernard

A bartender reveals the disturbing truth about the ice in your drink

Rachel Gillett

An 11-year-old has become 'America's Top Young Scientist' for her sensor detecting lead in water

Chris Weller

Authorities in Puerto Rico are reportedly distributing water from a well at a hazardous-waste site

Bryan Logan

Bottled water is a scam for most Americans -- but a new report reveals some surprising places where it's dangerous to drink the tap

Erin Brodwin

12 facts that show why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century

Erin Brodwin, Aylin Woodward

Here's why flight attendants avoid drinking tap water on aeroplanes

Corey Protin, Jessica Orwig, Matthew Stuart

Here's why air fresheners might be bad for your health

Chris Snyder

Why drinking tap water might be better for your health than bottled water

Chris Snyder, Alana Kakoyiannis

The dirtiest object in your bedroom may surprise you

Julia Calderone

More Hepatitis A cases linked to Nanna's frozen berries, now totalling 18

Sarah Kimmorley

Four cases of Hepatitis A forces a national recall of 'Nanna's' berries imported from China and Chile

Sarah Kimmorley