Webinar: An Invisible Threat: Nitrate in Drinking Water
In communities across the country, nitrate pollution is a tasteless, odorless, invisible contaminant posing serious harm to public health. Join Dr. David Cwiertny, Director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, for an in-depth exploration of how nitrate contamination in our water systems is a public health concern. This session will distill complex data into clear takeaways, highlighting the latest scientific links between nitrate exposure and adverse health outcomes including cancers, thyroid disease, birth defects, and more.
This webinar is part of Nitrate Pollution Awareness Week. Learn more at iwla.org/nitrateawareness.
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.