Residents, health officials tackle arsenic in North County water
The result wasn’t good. But it wasn’t exactly a surprise, either.
When Gordon Brooks first confirmed high levels of arsenic in the well water at his north Clark County home, he didn’t consider it an urgent matter. He and his wife worked around it initially, mostly relying on bottled water. They figured they’d install a filtration system eventually. But then some extra motivation arrived last fall.
Brooks’ daughter and her husband moved in. And with them came Laila, Brooks’ infant granddaughter. Suddenly, fixing the arsenic problem jumped up the home improvement priority list.
“It’s going to affect her the rest of her life,” said Brooks, who is battalion chief of Clark County Fire District 10.
High levels of arsenic are generally more prevalent in north Clark County, public health officials say. The odorless, colorless semi-metal can cause skin damage, plus circulatory and gastrointestinal problems, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s also been linked to various forms of cancer after long-term exposure.
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