King’s Beach in Lynn, MA Water Quality Concerns – NBC Boston
After decades of contaminated water and noxious odors at the popular King’s Beach, officials in both Lynn and Swampscott are working together to trace the sources of the pollution and clean it up. The project, which will take years to complete and likely cost tens of millions of dollars, aims to identify all of the […]
California’s Three Rivers urged to use bottled water over toxins fears
Potential toxic water near Three Rivers could force residents to shut down their taps and stock up on bottled water. Residents who rely on getting water directly from the Kaweah River are urged to use caution, county officials said. Potential toxic algae in the river has been found on more than one occasion this summer. Tulare County […]
Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded just over $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation to build a system that selectively removes and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, commonly called PFAS and referred to as “forever chemicals,” from industrial and municipal wastewaters. PFAS are man-made […]
Smart Water Project Expands Internet of Things Solution To Improve Water Quality and Stewardship in Tekax, Yucatán, Mexico
Published 20 minutes ago Submitted by Qualcomm Inc. MÉRIDA, Mexico, August 1, 2022 /CSRwire/ – Qualcomm Incorporated, through its Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative; the City Council of Tekax; the Secretariat of Sustainable Development of Yucatan, the Social Intelligence Unit; Grupo LAN, Kanan Kab Protección del Mundo A.C., and Colectividad Razontura today announced the expansion of the Smart […]
A briefcase-sized gadget can turn seawater into fresh drinking water
Junghyo Yoon, a postdoctoral associate at MIT, drinks purified seawater to demonstrate his team’s process (Credit: MIT/YouTube) A team of researchers have been busy creating a portable unit that transforms saltwater into fresh drinking water. The briefcase-sized gadget was invented by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) earlier this year. While most desalination […]
Former Delray Beach water inspector files federal lawsuit against city
DELRAY BEACH — The city of Delray Beach hasn’t been able to completely stop the persistent drip of bad news flowing from its water issues, and Monday brought more of it. Christine Ferrigan, a former Utilities Department employee, has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the city, including City Manager Terrence More and Utilities […]
FACT CHECK: Water supply in Davao City’s Toril and Matina districts safe for drinking
Claims circulating on social media that the recent outbreak of diarrhea in Toril and Matina districts in Davao City was caused by water contamination is partly false and needs context. Several Facebook pages and users cautioned residents in those areas against drinking water directly from the tap operated by the Davao City Water District (DCWD) […]
Forever chemicals in water, likely food: Tribune investigation
Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body. Scientists call the chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. They are commonly known as forever chemicals because they don’t break down […]
Dubuque County makes progress on water trail plans
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Dubuque County Conservation has been making steady progress in developing its canoeing and kayaking infrastructure, with the intended destination of a full, countywide water trail in the coming years. The development of kayaking opportunities was identified as a top priority through public input gathered during the department’s long-term strategic planning process […]
Without supply mechanism, residents of this Anantnag village risk lives to fetch drinking water
Kokernag, July 26: Located near the famous spring, Kokernag and barely 20 kilometres away from the district headquarters of Anantnag, Anderwan, a small hamlet, has no potable water supply. They have to walks miles down and up the hill to fetch from a nallah as they risk their lives while crossing through dense forest where […]