Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality to test water systems for PFAS
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced last week that it will allocate $3 million in Safe Drinking Water Act funds to test public water systems for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS are man-made chemicals with fire-retardant properties used for carpet and textiles, food packaging and other industrial needs. Drinking water can expose […]
MP calls for priority investment to improve Bexhill’s bathing water quality
Huw Merriman called on the government and water industry bodies to prioritise mproving water quality during a question on sewage pollution in the House of Commons yesterday (September 6). Huw Merriman urged the government and water industry bodies to urgently improve water quality during a question on sewage pollution in the House of Commons on Tuesday […]
Municipal water still offline as Chattooga County assesses flood damage
A flooded filtration plant in Chattooga County, Georgia, has knocked the city of Summerville’s municipal water system offline for days, leaving city officials racing to restore water service as officials from all over the state begin to assess Sunday’s flood damage. City water should be restored at the end of the week, Janice Galloway, Summerville […]
Pure Water Oceanside project on track for $9.9M federal grant – North Coast Current
The Pure Water Oceanside project, a purification facility for recycled drinking water that opened in Oceanside earlier this year, is on track to receive nearly $10 million in federal grant money, the city recently announced. The $9.9 million U.S. Bureau of Reclamation grant will be awarded for final construction of Pure Water Oceanside through the […]
Opinion | Safe drinking water can’t wait for a crisis
Regarding the Sept. 1 front-page article “Water crisis in Miss. exposes another climate vulnerability”: The federal government cannot wait for catastrophic failures before making the investments necessary for safe water. The water system in Jackson, Miss., has been on the brink of failure for years, with toxic lead pipes and boil orders — but the […]
New Prototype Device Harvests Water From The Air to Make Hydrogen Fuel : ScienceAlert
Hydrogen has huge potential as a clean fuel: it’s abundant (mainly in compounds like water), it doesn’t produce any damaging emissions, and it can also be used to store energy from solar, wind, and tidal sources. There are challenges in producing enough of the stuff in a practical and affordable way, however. Splitting hydrogen from […]
How long should you run tap water before drinking it?
Drinking tap water is a very daily gesture, even more so in summer when high temperatures force you to hydrate continuously. However, when doing so, it is recommended to let the water run for a period of time and not drink it immediately after opening the tap. The reason behind this lies in the fact […]
No arsenic found in Jacob Riis Houses tap water
Sep 06, 2022, 2:11amUpdated 8h ago By: News 12 Staff The New York City Mayor’s Office says that there is no arsenic in the tap water at one of the city’s biggest developments. It was previously thought at there were traces of arsenic in the drinking water at the Jacob Riis Houses in the East […]
SOEs bring clean water to overseas cities
A view of the Ekuma Phase-II housing project built by China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd (CREC4), in Cunene, Angola. [SONG WENXUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY] Projects provide jobs, training for locals, strengthen international friendships Joao Massaqui Bigi cheered as clean, clear water flowed from the tap at his home in the town of N”harea […]
HOW TO HYDRATE WITHOUT DRINKING WATER | Health & Nutrition
The intensity of the summer and the long hours of fasting can be draining, and the body has its ways of letting you know when it’s in need of water. Lethargy starts to set in, energy levels deplete and a lips and the tongue start to feel excessively and annoyingly dry. Chugging glass after glass […]