It's the water you drink, clean in and pay for. It's the water you rely on, because you have to have it.
For the past year the KHOU 11 News I-Team has been investigating the quality of the tap water in Texas.
What they found was surprising: That many of the state's communities
have a real problem with radioactive contamination in their local
drinking water.
However, the team also discovered that many of those consuming it didn't know they were also being exposed to a health risk.
With these latest discoveries, KHOU 11 News is presenting
Investigative Reporter Mark Greenblatt’s findings in a comprehensive
one-hour special.
In the program (seen in the five parts below), you'll find out how
state scientists found some of Texas’ water could pose a 1 in 400 cancer
risk.
You'll also find out how neighborhoods across the state have been
getting illegal amounts of a particularly damaging form of radiation, an
exposure that some say was “covered-up” by Texas officials.
We’ll present how water with under-the-legal-limit amounts of radiation still might not be “safe”.
You'll read about how concentrated "bursts" of radiation could be
released into your home (see note from Dr. Bill Field below) from water
pipes that become "a hidden risk" themselves.
You’ll also hear from the nation’s top radiation and health experts,
learn the risks and even what to do if your water is contaminated. And
you’ll see the KHOU 11 News I-team ask local and state government
officials the questions that you want answered.
read original: http://www.khou.com/community/A-Matter-of-Risk--Radiation-Drinking-Water-and-Deception-129145553.html
watch pt. 2
watch pt. 3
watch pt. 4
watch pt. 5
