For many poor families in California's rural San Joaquin Valley, the drinking water that comes from the tap is unhealthful -- often polluted by the same large-scale agriculture that gives them jobs. Pollution of private wells is a problem that spreads nationwide.
Mark Grossi reports for the Fresno Bee October 1, 2011.
SEE ALSO:
"It's Elemental: Many Private Wells Across U.S. Are Contaminated With Arsenic And Other Elements" (Environmental Health Perspectives)
"Rural Residents: 'Who Knows What's in the Water?'" (Fresno Bee)
"Dangers of Nitrates Well Known, But Stats Are Scarce" (Fresno Bee)
"Good Water Gone Bad" (Fresno Bee)
"Tainted Water Flows From Taps of Rural Valley Homes"
Source: Fresno Bee, 10/03/2011