Tag: Pollution

Contaminant levels in Carney drinking water fall to normal levels

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

Contaminant levels in Carney-area drinking water have returned to normal, according to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, which oversees the water supply in parts of Baltimore County. Samples from July 2014 to June 2015 showed the drinking water at the Carney testing site had 61 parts per billion of haloacetic acid (HAA). The legal limit is 60 parts […]

STUDY: White Marsh Run filled with fecal waste

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

If you’ve been thinking about taking a swim in some local waterways, you might want to think about the timing of that dip. Reent tests by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation found fecal matter measurements that were up to 450 times higher than federal safety limits at some Maryland swimming holes. The foundation tested the water for harmful bacteria after heavy […]

Tag: Pollution

Contaminant levels in Carney drinking water fall to normal levels

STUDY: White Marsh Run filled with fecal waste

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