The polyacrylamides that help purify water and treat wastewater occasionally leave trace amounts of acrylamide in our drinking water. Polyacrylamide is also used in the grouting of water wells and reservoirs. Acrylamide is biodegradable in water, sand, and soil, which means that surface levels can contaminate drinking and freshwater. Still, acrylamide’s presence in drinking water is rare and only found in small amounts.

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