• sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    well the heaviest affected wont be the cities that dot the river, they have decent water treatment plants. those affected are rural and poor

    Do cities really have much that much better water treatment than other places?

    • ZoomeristLeninist [they/them, she/her]
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      2 years ago

      yeah, water treatment is pretty expensive. and to remove the organic compounds you would need membrane filtration, and basic water treatment is mostly for removing sediment and killing microorganisms. and some unincorporated communities and poor, rural towns cant afford the basic systems let alone the $million+ investment of reverse osmosis systems. thats why so many ppl in amerika still use a well