Radium levels in public water supplies have increased in Waukesha County -- and much of Wisconsin, study finds

Increasingly, radium in public water supplies has become a notable element for other municipalities in suburban Milwaukee — and much of the state, new research from a Wisconsin study has found.

One ironic twist is that the levels in Waukesha, a community which was forced to find a solution to meet federally mandated radium limits, may have actually improved, albeit marginally, in recent years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison study suggests.

Overall, it`s the increase in radium concentration that stands out, and the researchers involved admit the reason for the rising trend is confounding — for now...
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