TAMU offering water well tests in Ector, Midland counties
Officials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Midland and Ector counties.
Source: kagstv.com
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Amid fears of arsenic in private water wells, Texas A&M is offering low-cost tests in Ector and Midland counties
Officials are worried that there’s arsenic in some of the estimated 13,500 private water wells in Ector and Midland counties.
Source: yahoo.com
Mining Companies Say They Have a Better Way to Get Underground Lithium, but Skepticism Remains
Direct lithium extraction has been touted as a more environmentally friendly way to mine the resource needed for EV batteries. But the technology is largely untested and could impact already limited water supplies in the Southwest.
Source: insideclimatenews.org
The Western Great Basin Has an Arsenic Problem—Blame Its Geology
A new study links geological factors such as faulting and geothermal activity to an elevated risk of arsenic contamination in private wells across the Great Basin.
Source: eos.org