Drought-Related Water Pollution Disproportionately Affects California Latino Communities: Study
Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California’s Latino communities, a new study has found.
Among the pollutants plaguing these water systems are arsenic and nitrate, which are linked to an increased risk of a variety of diseases, according to the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health. Some such illnesses include cancers, cardiovascular diseases, developmental disorders and birth defects.