Are there home water treatment devices to protect me from the microbes that cause cryptosporidiosis?
For starters, what is Cryptosporidium? Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that lives in the intestine of infected animals and humans. It passes in the stool in its dormant oocyst form. The ...
Without a doubt the answer to this question is yes. Since September 11th, the very nature of how security is approached pertaining to physical water infrastructure and quality protection has chang...
Does the cost of petroleum affect public water treatment costs?
Like many industries today, water treatment utilities use a number of hydrocarbon-derived raw materials and many of these materials are shipped in packaging that is also derived from hydrocarbon. ...
First of all...just what is chloramine? And why am I drinking it? More importantly...will it change the taste of my water? In regards to the taste, it's a common thought that you likely won't noti...
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Affects the Taste of Water
If your water has a moderate to high total dissolved solids content, it can affect the taste. Taste is very subjective and the ability to taste varies widely from person to person. However, the hig...
It is believed that because the short half-life of radon usually results in low levels in public water supplies, while higher in well water. In public systems, much of the radon will have decayed ...
Could Icebergs Be Used as A Source for Drinking Water?
The concept of using icebergs as a water source has been around for a long time and commonly is seen to lie in the realm almost of science fiction but not quite; it has always been seen as somethi...
Maybe, depending on other conditions that could allow cultures of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) to thrive in the water storage and distribution system. With the presence of AOB, also called nit...
Regulations for Mercury Contamination in Bottled Water
In short, yes there are. In 1979, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ruled that bottled water could contain no more than 2 parts per billion (2 micrograms per liter) of mercury. This is identic...
WHICH U.S. CITIES HAVE "RISK" OR POTENTIALLY UNSAFE WATER?
We often take the purity of our tap water for granted -- and we shouldn't. A recent study (NRDC's What's on Tap?) a carefully researched, documented, and peer-reviewed study of the drinking water ...
WHEN DID MODERN WATER FILTRATION BEGIN?
The history of water filters is indelibly tied to the history of water, itself. As the human industry has grown and water has become more contaminated, water filters have emerged over the centurie...
Nitrates and nitrites are families of chemical compounds containing atoms of nitrogen and oxygen. Occurring naturally, nitrates and nitrites are critical to the continuation of life on the earth, s...
The microbiological quality of drinking water is a concern to consumers, water suppliers, regulators and public health authorities alike. The potential of drinking water to transport microbial pat...
Water quality information - DRINK WELL WATER? IT PAYS TO MANAGE YOUR WATERSHED | APEC Water
Well waters, just like surface waters demand management principles that seek to protect and preserve the water source. Well waters, because they are below the ground and seem to produce water some...
WATER AND AGRICULTURE...THE BIG CONNECTION
In the world of water resource management, the industry of agriculture is always noted for the potential problems such as fecal contamination, which can lead to microbial contamination of drinking ...