By 1960 industrial chemicals had tainted groundwater in at least 25 states

Evidence

By 1960, industrial chemicals had tainted groundwater in at least 25 states. The FHA commissioned a review of research on groundwater contamination in 1960. The next year, the U.S. Public Health Service organized a symposium on the issue. The experts all came to a disturbing conclusion: The threat of contamination was increasing, while the nation was becoming more dependent on groundwater to meet residential, municipal, and industrial needs. Without preventive action, therefore, the pollution problem would cause a crisis. — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside, 407

Categorization

• XREF: Federal scientific agencies — not just citizen activists — first sounded the alarm, paying off the ch8 claim that government geologists and hydrologists pioneered the warnings. — connects to: Detergents contaminated a third or more of tested suburban drinking wells by 1960. — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 413

Broader Connections

• Detergents contaminated a third or more of tested suburban drinking wells by 1960. #corroborates (0.82) — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside, 413