Mar 2, 2026 10:29 PM
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118185
KEY POINTS: A new study has found people whose drinking water came from newer groundwater had a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease than those whose water came from older groundwater. The study does not prove that newer groundwater causes Parkinson’s; it only shows an association.
Older groundwater typically contains fewer contaminants because it is usually deeper and better shielded from contaminants. Researchers found drinking water drawn from carbonate aquifers was associated with a 24% higher risk of Parkinson’s disease compared to other aquifer types.
It was also associated with a 62% higher risk compared to drinking water from glacial aquifers. Researchers also found newer groundwater, from the past 75 years, in carbonate systems was associated with an 11% higher risk of Parkinson’s compared to groundwater older than 12,000 years from the ice age... (MORE - details, no ads)
KEY POINTS: A new study has found people whose drinking water came from newer groundwater had a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease than those whose water came from older groundwater. The study does not prove that newer groundwater causes Parkinson’s; it only shows an association.
Older groundwater typically contains fewer contaminants because it is usually deeper and better shielded from contaminants. Researchers found drinking water drawn from carbonate aquifers was associated with a 24% higher risk of Parkinson’s disease compared to other aquifer types.
It was also associated with a 62% higher risk compared to drinking water from glacial aquifers. Researchers also found newer groundwater, from the past 75 years, in carbonate systems was associated with an 11% higher risk of Parkinson’s compared to groundwater older than 12,000 years from the ice age... (MORE - details, no ads)