09/07/2017 - Industrial solvent widely found in U.S. drinking water

C&EN article:

"Drinking water from public utilities in 27 U.S. states, serving more than 7 million people, is contaminated with the industrial solvent 1,4-dioxane at levels that put people at increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG)."

"Environmental group maps 1,4-dioxane contamination across 50 states":

SRSW Tweet: Ann Arbor municipal water is dioxane free & we intend to keep it that way for the "many decades" remaining Danaher/Pall/Gelman site cleanup