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Wildfires threaten urban water supplies, long after the flames are out
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Wildfires threaten urban water supplies, long after the flames are out

After a forest burns, the resulting erosion can contaminate drinking water supplies for up to a decade.
After wildfires stop burning, a danger in the drinking water
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After wildfires stop burning, a danger in the drinking water

Experts are warning that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past.
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Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems
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Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems

As they tear through forests and developed areas, fires in California, Oregon, and Washington have destroyed water infrastructure and released chemical contaminants.

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