Tags: Drinking water

A Legacy of Mismanagement Led Americans To Mistrust Their Tap Water

MEDICINE & HEALTH 09.22.2020 08:50 AM

About 96% of residents in Martin County, Kentucky relies on bottled water and only 56% uses tap water for cooking, a result of years of mismanagement.

Natural Lithium in Drinking Water Linked to Lower Suicide Rates

07.28.2020 07:00 AM

A new study reinforces previous works correlating the presence of natural lithium in public drinking water toward lower suicide rates. The research appeared in the British Journal of Psychiatry dated Monday, July 27.

Goodbye Contaminated Water, Hello Bacteria-Driven Solar Power Purifier

07.16.2020 05:22 AM

Drinking from contaminated water sources is a big problem across counties around the world. A group of Chinese researchers has now come up with a new system to purify drinking water using solar power and specific bacteria.

“Forever” Chemicals in Drinking Water Found to Cause Early Menopause, Cancers and Other Health Issues: Study

06.03.2020 22:09 PM

A study reveals that around 110 million Americans are exposed to PFAS chemicals, which could be found in drinking water and can cause premature menopause in women. These chemicals are also known as "forever" chemicals since they do not break down in the body and accumulate over some time. In turn, this could cause negative effects on one's health.

Plans of distributing reused drinking water to rural areas

01.06.2020 07:50 AM

As safe drinking water are becoming more and more difficult to get, scientists are proposing reused drinking water to be distributed to rural areas.

Kenya Installs a Power Plant that Makes Ocean Water into Drinking Water

12.03.2019 09:35 AM

NGO GivePower has built their first solar-powered plant in Kenay, turning salwater into sustainable drinking water.

The Reason Why LA Reservoir is Covered in Black Plastic Balls

05.15.2019 06:59 AM

They were originally thought to minimize evaporation. The Los Angeles reservoir holds some 12. 5 billion liters of water or roughly 3. 3 billion gallons, the same deposit where most LA residents get their personal drinking water.

Reseachers Developed A New Way To Recover 100 Percent Clean Water From Waste Brine

05.30.2017 18:17 PM

A new way to recover almost 100 percent of the water from highly concentrated salt solutions has now been developed by researchers. The system will alleviate water shortages in arid regions and reduce concerns surrounding high salinity brine disposal, such as hydraulic fracturing waste

Membranes Remove Viruses From Drinking Water: Promising Breakthrough To Avail Clean Water Resources

04.20.2017 03:42 AM

A recent research study develops a modified membrane that can easily detect and filter the waterborne viruses to produce safe drinking water.

New Bill Sought To Protect Public From Health Effects Of Usual Water Contaminants

04.12.2017 16:15 PM

A bill is in the works to possibly figure out health effects and health risks of water contaminants found in drinking water. It is now being researched whether newly found contaminants should be regulated or not.

A Glass Of Water Contains Millions Of Good Bacteria

12.30.2015 00:34 AM

These bacteria can aid in purifying the water we gulp in every day. An emerging research reveals that a glass of water contains 10 million bacteria. You definitely read that right but there is no reason to panic as these are the "good" ones.

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