“Nitrate testing continues in rural NE Oregon”

By George Plaven | Capital Press | March 16, 2023

“The West Glen neighborhood lies along a gravel road stretching beyond the city limits of Boardman, Ore.

Mike Pearson, a retired construction worker and longtime resident, pulled up to a neighbor’s house in his white pickup truck on March 11. He was joined by Nella Mae Parks, a senior organizer with the nonprofit Oregon Rural Action, as they and other community volunteers went door-to-door offering free water tests.

For decades, this region along the Columbia River in northeast Oregon has been struggling with elevated levels of groundwater nitrates — a colorless, odorless and tasteless compound that can pose serious health risks if consumed in excess.”

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