drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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Adding low levels of fluoride—a naturally occurring mineral found in many foods—to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century and has been recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service since 1962.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
More than half of Californians and nearly 75% of U.S. residents live in communities where fluoride has been added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, an intervention hailed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The report found that drinking water with more than 1.5 milligrams could be an issue.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
With funds from Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, the agency will also invest $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
More than half of Californians and nearly 75% of U.S. residents live in communities where fluoride has been added to drinking water to prevent tooth decay, an intervention hailed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control as one of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
The report found that drinking water with more than 1.5 milligrams could be an issue.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
With funds from Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, the agency will also invest $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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