Fizzy drinks and tap water give false positives on lateral tests
As the government plans to scrap free lateral flow tests from April 1, except for over 75s and people with weakened immune system, it might still interest you to know that people have discovered dubious ways to get false positives using LFTs. Dubious Ingenuity? Dr Karan Rangarajan, a doctor with the NHS who also creates […]
Riverton drinking water gets bad rap, again
Kavinda Herath/Stuff Southland District Councillor Karyn Owen says there have been complaints about the taste of the town’s drinking water. Complaints have trickled into the Southland District Council about the taste of Riverton’s drinking water, but residents say it’s nothing new. Councillor Karyn Owen raised the issue at a council committee meeting this week, saying […]
OTHER VOICES: An awful report card on Iowa’s water quality | Opinion
QUAD CITY TIMES Once again, Iowa got its report card for pollution in its rivers and lakes, and the news wasn’t good. According to a Department of Natural Resources draft report, more than half of Iowa’s rivers and lakes are “impaired,” to use the more clinical word to describe the state of our waterways. “Polluted” […]
AMPOL Transports Critical Water | Environmental XPRT
Nexen Pureback Could Resolve TWP Issue Mar. 3, 2022 Researchers have developed a new tyre to clean up cars and communities to reduce the level of microplastics entering the atmosphere.Microplastics have long been considered one of the most complex forms of pollution, with particles of less than 5mm impacting air quality, water supplies, animal and […]
Shankland’s clean water bill clears both houses, heads to governor’s desk
Metro Wire Staff Assembly Bill 727 is heading to Gov. Tony Ever’s desk. The bill, authored by Rep. Katrina Shankland, passed the State Assembly unanimously by the State Assembly in February 2021, and the State Senate earlier this week. The legislation aims to protect drinking water and groundwater by creating a nitrogen optimization pilot program […]
National Groundwater Awareness: Protecting Earth’s Water
Image Credit: National Ground Water Association Why Do We Celebrate National Groundwater Awareness Week? The National Groundwater Association (NGWA) is conducting National Groundwater Awareness Week from March 6–12, 2022. This celebration emphasizes the importance of groundwater to human health and the environment. The goal of National Groundwater Awareness Week is to consider research and data when it […]
Benton Harbor mayor addresses water crisis in State of the City
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WOOD) — Benton Harbor had its State of the City address Tuesday night as the water crisis continues. During the State of the City, Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammed said progress has been made in addressing the water crisis here, but much more still needs to be done. “The City of Benton […]
How OEMs And MROs Are Ensuring Safe Water Onboard Aircraft
How OEMs And MROs Are Ensuring Safe Water Onboard Aircraft | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Lufthansa Technik has invested in alternative disinfection procedures using ozone or hot water to assure safe onboard drinking water. Credit: Lufthansa Technik When boarding an aircraft, most airline passengers and crewmembers take for granted that there […]
Hoback RV Park reaches water quality violation settlement – Buckrail
HOBACK, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced today, March 8 that a settlement has been reached with the owner of Hoback RV Park addressing water quality violations at the property. In March 2020, DEQ completed an inspection of the Hoback RV Park and identified liquid wastewater on the ground in the […]
Dangerous levels of lead found in Montana school drinking water
Although DEQ helps oversee the program, the rule’s enforcement falls to DPHHS. Ebelt said the deadline was set before the pandemic and covid slowed that work for many schools. He said a total of 308 schools had submitted an inventory of their buildings’ plumbing fixtures and more samples had been coming in. As of Feb. […]