Fear grows in 3 N.C. counties suffering from tainted wells

No-longer-used toxic pesticides are a legacy of peach orchards that sprawled across the region in past decades. By Bruce Henderson bhenderson@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Saturday, Sep. 20, 2008 Franklin Harper of Rockingham is using gallon jugs of bottled water (5 per weekly delivery) because wells in the area are contaminated by a pesticide once used on peach orchards. DIEDRA LAIRD –... [read full story]                    

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