bromate

Traces of Bromate Found in City of Fargo Water

this is the first time Fargo's water treatment plant has had this happen

January 25, 2018

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s Water Treatment plant found traces of bromate in the water supply back in December. This is the first time the city has found an above average trace of bromate in the water, which is a contaminate. It forms when ozone, a chemical used to disinfect drinking water, reacts with the naturally occurring bromide chemical already found in…

High Bromate Level Found In Fargo Drinking Water

Fargo-Cass Public Health Officer Dr. John Baird says the reading should not be any cause for alarm.

January 25, 2018

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FARGO (KFGO) – A routine drinking water sample in Fargo taken by the state health department early last month indicated a higher than normal level of bromate. The city says the sample at the water treatment plant was not in conformance with EPA standards. Fargo-Cass Public Health Officer Dr. John Baird says the reading should not be any cause for…