West Clare Water Supply Found To Have High Level Of Environmental Pollutant

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A West Clare water supply has been been found to have a high level of an environmental pollutant, which is linked to cancer.

Samples from public group schemes in Killimer, Seafield, Querrin, Clohanes, Leitrim/Shyan, all served by the West Clare supply continued to have trihalomethanes failures last year, despite the supply being added to the Remedial Action List in 2017.

T-H-Ms are usually formed as a result of adding chlorine to water.

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Dr Michelle Minihan, from the Environmental Protection Agency, says the issue is being addressed.