Amazon Data Centers Linked to Nitrate Contamination and Health Risks in Oregon Community
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Terrence O’Brien
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Summary
The article investigates how Amazon data centers in Morrow County, Oregon, may be contributing to elevated nitrate levels in the local drinking water aquifer, potentially leading to increased cancer and miscarriage rates in the community. While Amazon doesn't directly use nitrates in its data center cooling systems, the combination of poor wastewater management, sandy soil, and existing agricultural contamination from mega farms is creating a public health crisis in the Lower Umatilla Basin.
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· 4 pulledMorrow County, Oregon, is home to mega farms and food processing plants. But it's also home to several Amazon data centers.
some experts believe, that combination is leading to an alarmingly high concentration of nitrates in the drinking water that is driving up cancer and miscarriage rates in the area.
Amazon, despite not using any dangerous nitrates to cool its data centers, is accelerating the contamination of the Lower Umatilla Basin aquifer, which residents rely on for drinking water.
It's a combination of poor wastewater management, sandy soil, and existing agricultural contamination from mega farms is creating a public health crisis.
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