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Radium in Water Fuels Washington Health Concern
Washington Iowa faces scrutiny as U of I studies link groundwater radium to higher lung cancer rates in men. The city, one of nine Iowa towns with high radioactivity, weighs costly water treatment options while new grants fund further research. Officials urge calm amid mixed study results and ongoing health surveys.
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Tom Walshinson
Raymond Minick
Washington
Iowa
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Judy Bean
U of I
Minick
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
the Gazette
EPA
Altoona
Leon
Marcus
Nevada
New London
State Center
Stuart
West Point
Bean
Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
U of I College of Medicine
National Cancer Institute