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Toxic Dry Cleaning Practices Threaten Kansas Water Supply

KDHE employee Kevin Moon, right, helps a Haysville resident locate his house on a map during a public meeting in December. (Photo Credit: Brian Grimmett, KMUW Radio)
KDHE employee Kevin Moon, right, helps a Haysville resident locate his house on a map during a public meeting in December. (Photo Credit: Brian Grimmett, KMUW Radio)

 

Dry cleaning can leave a really big mess behind. One of the largest plumes of toxic dry cleaning waste ever discovered in Kansas is located just south of Wichita.  As Brian Grimmett of the Kansas News Service reports, state environmental officials are working to make sure people in the path of the chemical plume have clean drinking water.


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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.