Boston University School of Public Health: Sewage Overflows Linked to Increase in Gastrointestinal Illnesses
May 24, 2024
May 24, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 24 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news on May 23, 2024:
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A new study has found that the risk of people developing acute gastrointestinal illness is significantly higher in Massachusetts communities that border the Merrimack River, following extreme combined sewer overflows. This risk increased regardless of drinking water source, suggesting that exposure to sewage-associated pathogens may occur . . .
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A new study has found that the risk of people developing acute gastrointestinal illness is significantly higher in Massachusetts communities that border the Merrimack River, following extreme combined sewer overflows. This risk increased regardless of drinking water source, suggesting that exposure to sewage-associated pathogens may occur . . .