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Residents near Charleston, WV, may be suffering from health problems including dental erosion because of chemical pollution in drinking water, according to an article in the New York Times.

Local mining companies appear to be the cause of contaminated water supply. Rinse water from coal cleansing has been pumped into the soil causing high levels of arsenic, lead, chromium, beryllium, nickel, and other pollutants, which…