Wildfire Contaminated Water Supply

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Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies

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Firefighters are scrambling to understand and mitigate the consequences fire-contaminated water can have on humans and ecosystems.

Studies have found that while some watersheds begin to recover within five years of a fire, others may be fundamentally altered, never fully returning to their pre-fire conditions.

If a fire damages infrastructure, cities may have to deal with potential chemical contamination from burnt pipes.

Louisville , Colorado , initiated a large water-sampling campaign to test for VOCs.

The USGS is currently performing research in California , Oregon , New Mexico , Montana , and Colorado to see how each region’s watershed responds.

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