For years, nitrates have been effective in lawn and garden fertilizers by providing grass and shrubs with life-giving nutrients. However, the accumulation of these fertilizers can eventually leac...
The Importance of Water to Your Health
"I'm dying of thirst!" Well, you just might. It sounds so simple. H2O - two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. This substance also known as water, is one of the most essential elements to health a...
The Importance of water and Your health
"I'm dying of thirst!" Well, you just might. It sounds so simple. H20 - two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. This substance also known as water, is one of the most essential elements to health a...
We've all heard that drinking water will help keep us healthy. But to be exact, how much water is really enough?The experts have always said, on average, that 8-10 cups of water will suffice dail...
We've all heard that drinking water will help keep us healthy. But how much is really enough? The experts have always said, on average, that eight eight-ounce glasses per day will suffice. However,...
Common water quality problems and their methods of treatment
Use the following symptoms to determine the possible cause of problems with your water quality – these symptoms can all be felt, smelled, tasted or seen. Watch out… some of the symptoms may indica...
OVERALL POLLUTION? ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION
We know that water can be contaminated, and you can read more about that on other portions of our website. But, did you know that the air that we breathe, as well as invisible magnetic fields tha...
How do Water contaminants relate to health effects?
We have organized the information in the following order: Microorganisms Disinfection Byproducts Microorganisms Contaminants MCL or TT1(mg/L)2 Potential Health Effects from Ingestion of Wa...
Just because they have smaller bodies does not mean they need less of it. Water is in fact one of the most important nutrients for children. Often times when we read tips for nutrition for our ch...
Testing pH with Purple Cabbage
Yeah that’s right, there’s a way to indicate pH levels at home with the use of purple cabbage. First, let us briefly go over a little about acidic or alkaline properties. Liquids all around us ha...
Top 5 Reasons to Ditch Your Water Bottle Habit
Bottled water is clean and healthy – or so their producers would have you believe. After all, marketers tirelessly bombard us with picturesque images of flowing alpine springs, pristine, ice-capped...
Standards for Safe Drinking Water
It is known that no one method of filtering or purifying water is going to eliminate 100% of elements from our drinking water. That said, water can be safe and acceptable, within reason. There ar...
Can Other Drinks/Beverages Replace Water?
Are you one of those people who always have a can of soda at your desk? If the answer is yes, you may want to think about taking a trip to the water cooler instead. Not only can soda pack on the ...
Water purification vs Basic filtration
With the growth of industry comes pollution. With pollution comes contaminated water. Can the old basic filtration methods still produce the best drinking water? Or, do we need more intense purific...
pH of Water, What It Is and Why It Matters
Remember the time in 4th grade science class when you did that experiment with litmus paper and it turned red when you put it on a lemon and blue in soapy water? That was probably your first expe...