drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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The eventual release of the report could help shape ongoing regulatory actions on PFAS chemicals, inform local and state responses to water contamination, and influence future federal policies on drinking water safety and chemical risk assessment.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The program, which calculates values that can be used to set limits for pollutants in drinking water and cleanup levels for toxic sites, has been a frequent target of industry.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025
But to isolate gold, galamsey workers typically use poisonous mercury, which pollutes drinking water and farmland and has been linked to serious illness and birth defects.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, even drinking water can be susceptible to contamination due to lead leaching into water supplies through outdated plumbing systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The program, which calculates values that can be used to set limits for pollutants in drinking water and cleanup levels for toxic sites, has been a frequent target of industry.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2025
But to isolate gold, galamsey workers typically use poisonous mercury, which pollutes drinking water and farmland and has been linked to serious illness and birth defects.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, even drinking water can be susceptible to contamination due to lead leaching into water supplies through outdated plumbing systems.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drinking water
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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