San Antonio areas with and without fluoride in the water
Fluoride reduces tooth decay in children and adults by 25 percent according to the CDC. Data also show that prevention of tooth decay can be maintained at the recommended level of 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of drinking water. It had been a contentious topic amongst locals for 15 years until voters gave their […]
Navy Finds High Levels Of Petroleum, Lead, Other Compounds In Tap Water
The Navy released new water testing results on Friday night and Saturday afternoon that found high levels of contaminants in the water of an Oahu elementary school, a child development center, military housing communities and on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. The testing is part of the Navy’s ongoing response to its Red Hill tainted […]
Marin water managers eye lake as drought, flooding tool
A view of Phoenix Lake in Ross on Feb. 26, 2022. (Douglas Zimmerman/Special to the Marin Independent Journal) Hikers walk along a path along Phoenix Lake in Ross, Calif. on Feb. 26, 2022. A new proposed project would make it much faster and more efficient for the Marin Municipal Water District to draw water out […]
Annual International Water Tasting Festival judges best water in the world | WDVM25 & DCW50
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (WDVM) — Who has the best water in the world? That decision was made on Saturday at the 32nd Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Festival. Dozens of people came out to learn about safe drinking water and to find out what brand of water is the best of the best. It was hosted […]
Even in water-rich Michigan, no guarantee of enough for all
Dale Buist knew running a commercial greenhouse would pose challenges. He just never expected a water shortage to be among them. Not in Michigan, with its vast aquatic riches. Yet a couple of irrigation wells yielded only a trickle. And one quickly ran dry. He installed equipment to capture rainwater for the plants. Then a […]
Kollam DDC to solve drinking water problems
The District Development Committee (DDC) on Saturday decided to take immediate steps to solve the drinking water problem in various parts of Kollam. At the committee meeting held on Saturday, District Collector Afsana Parveen directed the officials concerned to complete the repair and cleaning works of the canals connected to Kallada Irrigation Project (KIP). The […]
Water filtration membranes morph like cells
Morphogenesis is nature’s way of building diverse structures and functions out of a fixed set of components. While nature is rich with examples of morphogenesis – cell differentiation, embryonic development and cytoskeleton formation, for example – research into the phenomenon in synthetic materials is scant. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers are taking a step forward […]
DEP seeking public comment on new drinking water regulation
(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking public comment on a new regulation to protect drinking water in Pennsylvania from PFAS chemicals. The state DEP has announced the 60-day public comment period will begin Feb. 26 and closes April 27. Pennsylvanians will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule […]
Iowa drinking water from Mississippi River has ‘forever chemicals’
Drinking water that is drawn from the Mississippi River by three Iowa cities has toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the environment, according to test results released this week by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Burlington, Davenport and Keokuk drinking water that goes to a combined total of more than 183,000 residents contains trace […]
Tackling Water Shortages through Graphene-Based Nanofiltration
According to a study published in Applied Nano Materials, a group of researchers described an easy and practical way of introducing phytic acid (PhA) molecules into GO lamellar to produce high-performance GO-based membranes for water filtration. Study: Graphene Oxide Composite Membranes for Water Purification. Image Credit: DedMityay/Shutterstock.com Graphene oxide (GO) has received a lot of attention as a […]