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Oregon water systems will test for toxins plaguing Salem’s water-7/2/18

By Dirk VanderHart, Oregon Public Broadcasting Published on July 2, 2018 2:03PM Nearly 100 public water systems around Oregon — including the state’s largest — will be required to begin testing for harmful contaminants from algae blooms under new rules unveiled by the Oregon Health Authority. As Salem officials continue to experiment with a new treatment system to address worrisome cyanotoxins …