What was responsible for causing the water scares and boil alerts in Milwaukee, New York City, and Washington, D.C. last year?
A parasite called cryptosporidium is responsible for the contamination in both Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. and E. Coli bacteria was the culprit in New York City last summer. These contaminants are unable to be killed by chlorination and therefore must be removed with a home filtration unit and is the only method that can take out 99.99% of these contaminants. Over 50% of the municipal water supplies tested across the U.S. have Crypto, according to water experts.
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- What was responsible for causing the water scares and boil alerts in Milwaukee, New York City, and Washington, D.C. last year?
- Is the government telling only residents in New York City and Washington, D.C., to prepare for attack?
