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The Great Lakes have faced various threats for years, from industrial pollution to invasive species, but another challenge worries many researchers these days - the emerging chemical threat.

Children whose drinking water contains high concentrations of manganese appear to have lower IQ scores on average than children not exposed to the metallic element, researchers have found.

It’s a question critical to your health and life itself: how safe is your drinking water? Dr. Oz goes one-on-one with the head of the EPA, Lisa Jackson, to discuss the four biggest threats to your drinking water. Find out how to keep your family safe.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring substance found in rocks and soil. It comes in organic and inorganic forms. Organic arsenic is combined with carbon and is considered safe. Inorganic carbon is considered harmful to humans.

This article appeared in the New York Times September 13, 2009