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Farming activity contaminates water despite best practices

This report is part of a project on drinking water contamination in the United States produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. CASCO, Wis. – Lynda Cochart did not realize her water was contaminated with coliform bacteria until she contracted MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection. She believed it came from the water in her well in […]

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