Scientist found drinking water in a Long Island has high levels of causing chemicals in its century old water system and officials are calling for federal help to replace it. An agent known as 1,4 dioxane, a carcinogen linked to liver and kidney cancer, was found in all nine wells in the Village of Hempstead, reported .Traces of - microscopic, man-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that can take thousands of years to break down in the environment or in the human body - were also found.
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