In West Virginia, a coal cleaning chemical, MCHM, had contaminated
the water and has forbidden thousands of West Virginians to drink or use any
water. As a result, many have been forced to drink and wash with bottled water.
However, even as the chemical has been diluted enough to be considered safe to
drink, many West Virginians still will not drink the water. Their reasons
primarily include fears of damage to the liver or kidneys, and interference
with human metabolisms. Hopefully with time, the water will be able to dissolve
the chemicals into small enough pieces where the chemicals will have no effect
on humans.
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