Drinking water is contaminated with nitrate at two San Mateo County schools. This photo taken in October after a beaker was filled with water from the faucet in the high school science classroom.
Water is contaminated with nitrate Pescadero Middle and High School in Pescadero. It's a decades-old problem that resurfaced in a science classroom.Drinking water is contaminated with nitrate at two San Mateo County schools. It's a decades-old problem that resurfaced in a local science classroom.
"It's disgusting," said San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller. "It's contaminated not only with nitrates but with magnesium oxidation." Image from October shows a beaker filled with water from the faucet at Pescadero Middle/High School in Pescadero, Calif."Since we can't drink our water from the sink, we have a water station in every classroom," said Garcia. "But, sometimes we run out of water."Greg Virgallito is the school's physical education teacher. He says it happens more than it should, usually on hot days.
According to Rose, students came to the conclusion that's due to the water. Some of the students raising concern that the water may be adding bacteria onto their hands.Students told the I-Team they see evidence of the problem from the toilet to the faucet."It will just kill the plants because the amount of sediment in it," said Rose.
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