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Drink Up NYC: Meet The Tiny Crustaceans (Not Kosher) In Your Tap Water
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Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 31, 2010 03:27pm |
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Category | Analysis |
Author | Allie Townsend |
News Date | Tuesday, August 31, 2010 07:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
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New York City is known for having excellent tap water, but why does it taste so good? It might be the microscopic shrimp.
Tiny copepods were discovered after a reddit user uploaded photos of what they found through the other end of a microscope after adding H&E stain to New York tap water. According to blog Gizmodo, copepods are added to water to eat mosquito larvae, keeping water sources clear.
But besides a serious "ick" factor, the copepods are technically crustaceans, which means they aren't kosher for the city's large Orthodox, observant Jewish population. |
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