Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds.
Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds.
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of
The groundwater that many Nebraskans drink is high in nitrate. Experts fear that those high nitrate levels may make Nebraska children more likely to develop certain pediatric cancers. They also believe that high nitrate poses a variety of potential health risks for adults.