SALEM, WV — This city's water treatment plant dispensed water with excessive trihalomethanes (THM) to residents and may have done so for five years, a March 14 WBOY-TV story reported
Letters sent to residents said, "Some people … may experience problems with their liver, kidneys, or central nervous system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer," according to the story.
The letter also said the plant is outdated and cannot meet its requirements without upgrades, the story reported.
The water tested at 112.9 micrograms per liter (parts per billion) of THM and the average should be about 80 micrograms per liter, the story said.
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