Entironment in partial study area had been meliorated, but the durative and exasperate trend in whole area had not altered at all.

Eating organic produce could be a partial solution, although one study suggests that the cost of avoiding intensive farm chemicals would mean a 31% increase in food prices.

The annual water quality reports that utilities are required to send customers provide a partial picture, the study says, as they contain no information on unregulated chemicals.