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A Site Characterization And Assessment Of The Bushy Park Reservoir, A Charleston-Area Drinking Water Source, And Its Surrounding Watersheds In Response To Community Concerns, Bradley Joseph Chandler
A Site Characterization And Assessment Of The Bushy Park Reservoir, A Charleston-Area Drinking Water Source, And Its Surrounding Watersheds In Response To Community Concerns, Bradley Joseph Chandler
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Access to clean, safe drinking water is considered a basic human right (WHO 2004). It is vital to maintain adequate monitoring of source waters as well as to investigate claims of degraded source waters. In June of 2017, inaccurate reporting led many community members in Mt. Pleasant, SC to believe that their drinking water might be tainted, leading to elevated cases of brain cancer in children. Though steps were taken to test and ensure the drinking water was safe, fear over the health of the city’s drinking water still persists. This is largely due to the involvement of famed water …