drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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Activated carbon is common in drinking water treatment and used in a variety of household items such as home water filters and fish tanks, Easley wrote.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 4 Aug. 2025
Saltwater intrusion threatens drinking water supplies and crops.
—Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
City officials said drinking water was unaffected and air quality was not dangerous, though residents downwind should avoid breathing in smoky air.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 July 2025
But public health experts said lead service lines represent another potential source of lead exposure, and the EPA estimates that drinking water can make up 20% or more of a person’s total exposure to lead.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 4 Aug. 2025
Saltwater intrusion threatens drinking water supplies and crops.
—Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
City officials said drinking water was unaffected and air quality was not dangerous, though residents downwind should avoid breathing in smoky air.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 July 2025
But public health experts said lead service lines represent another potential source of lead exposure, and the EPA estimates that drinking water can make up 20% or more of a person’s total exposure to lead.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 28 July 2025
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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