DO WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER FOR THE FUTURE?
Many hundreds of books and movies have peered into the future to imagine a world that is overrun by environmental disaster or perpetual war. Only a few movies delve into a much more real future pro...
EMERGING ISSUES OF WATER AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Water treatment issues of infectious disease start primarily with the concerns of emerging pathogens. What is an emerging pathogen? Emerging pathogens are those that have appeared in a human popul...
ECO-TECHNOLOGY...THE FUTURE OF WATER TREATMENT?
Historically, environmental problems have arisen primarily because of inappropriate decisions and a lack of understanding of the impact of these decisions upon the environment. With the advent of ...
DISEASE RESISTANT DNA...IN YOUR WATER? TRUE.
Believe it or not, but DNA that helps make germs resistant to medicines may increasingly be appearing as a pollutant in the water. This DNA was recently found "even in treated drinking water," res...
DIRTY WATER OR BOMBS MORE DANGEROUS IN IRAQ?
Like people in so many parts of the world, Iraqi citizens face daily challenges in securing safe drinking water. Both bombs and looters further damaged drinking water and wastewater treatment syst...
What Is Spring Water and How Is It So Safe?
Spring is a kind of water resource. It is formed when the side of a hill, a valley bottom, or other excavation intersects a flowing body of groundwater at or below the local water table, below whic...
Water is an essential element for sustaining life. Rivers, streams, and lakes are the "lifeblood" of our environment. When our waterways are polluted, we know the system is in need of repair. When...
COMMON MICROBES & THE PROBLEMS THEY POSE TO WATER QUALITY
When one thinks of the 'pollution' of water we often think of chemical dumps or spills into water sources. However, more often the pollution of waters actually refers to the presence of microorgan...
COMMON CONTAMINANTS IN YOUR WATER SYSTEM
Since water is capable of dissolving or suspending a tremendous variety of materials there is simply no way to get "pure" water (H2O and nothing but H2O) out of your faucet. All water, outside of ...
The overwhelming scientific consensus is that global warming - the rise in global temperatures caused by the buildup of carbon dioxide and other emissions in the atmosphere that traps the sun's hea...
Mystery of Cl2 resistant pathogens
Alkalinity is one of the first considerations when it comes to the chemical quality of source water. Alkalinity is not a pollutant. It is a total measure of the substances in water that have "acid...
What are the chemical parameters of good water quality?
Alkalinity is one of the first considerations when it comes to the chemical quality of source water. Alkalinity is not a pollutant. It is a total measure of the substances in water that have "acid-...
Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Water Quality
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) is a measure of the quantity of oxygen used by microorganisms (e.g., aerobic bacteria) in the oxidation of organic matter. Natural sources of organic matter include ...
WHAT IS BAY-SCAPING AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT MY WATER?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'bayscaping?' Many people may first think of landscaping, and they would not be wrong. The truth is bayscapes are environmentally sound landscapes bene...
BARRIERS TO QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF WATER SOURCES
Due to the pressures of increasing population and developing economy all over the world, the present situation of water-quality management is far from satisfactory. To enhance the sustainability ...