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High levels of arsenic and lead have been found in groundwater under a Tennessee power plant
AP Photo/Adrian Sainz MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents are as proud of their water as their barbecue and blues. So alarms went off when state environmental officials and the Tennessee Valley Authority revealed high levels of arsenic and lead had been found in groundwater under the coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis. A […]
Potential risks of going gluten-free—high arsenic and mercury levels
(credit: Robert Couse-Baker) Gluten-free diets have caught on in a big way—in 2015, a quarter of Americans said they avoided gluten, a combination of proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, oats, and other related grains. That number is up 67 percent since 2013. And foods proudly sporting ‘Gluten Free!’ labels have sprouted in nearly every […]
