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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 29 > ‘Worst of the worst’ contaminants identified by DEQ for water facilities

‘Worst of the worst’ contaminants identified by DEQ for water facilities

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
October 29, 2009

Ingredients in some medications, soaps, sunscreens and food additives are among the pollutants on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s list of the 118 contaminants the state needs to be on the lookout for in Oregon waterways.

“They’re basically the worst of the worst,” said Christine....

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