Federal Drinking-Water Decree Looms; Towns Must Meet U.S. Radium Limit. From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) (via Knight-Ridder/TribuneBusiness News) | Date: September 8, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Douglas Holt

Sep. 8--Faced with a looming crackdown on federal rules to sharply limit radium in drinking water, more than 100 water systems in Illinois are scrambling to dig new wells, install expensive treatment systems or buy water from neighboring towns.

Deep wells in northeast Illinois tap a geological hot spot for radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element that federal authorities say is linked to cancer and poses a greater risk to children...

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