ANTI-MICROBIALS AND THEIR DANGER TO YOUR WATER
Washing dishes by hand with an antibacterial dishwashing liquid can do more than just ensure that the plates, glasses, and silverware are free from grease and germs, according to Peter Vikesland ...
WHERE ARE AMERICA'S TEN MOST POLLUTED RIVERS?
Where does human waste mingle with household chemicals, personal hygiene products, pharmaceuticals, and everything else that goes down the drains in American homes and businesses? In sewers. And w...
WHY DOES GOOD WATER QUALITY NEED ADEQUATE PHOSPHORUS LEVELS?
Phosphorus (P), the 15th element on the periodic table with an atomic weight of 30.974, is an essential nutrient for all life forms. Phosphorus plays a role in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonu...
Why water is the 'strangest' compound known to man?
Water is not only man's most vital compound, a key component of the oxygen we breathe, to say the least, but it is also one of man's strangest compounds when looked at from a molecular viewpoint....
Are You a Public Water System User?
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) defines public water systems (PWS) as one that serves piped water to at least 25 persons or 15 services connections for at least 60 days each year. There are appr...
What government does to protect your drinking water? Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking water supply and...
THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY BORED AND DUG WELLS
Unlike public drinking water systems serving many people, they do not have experts regularly checking the water’s source and its quality before it is sent to the tap. EPA regulates public water sy...
Why is My Water Pressure Low? There can be a number of causes for low pressure, but the most common problem is that there is no low pressure, only low flow. The symptoms may be the same, but the c...
Lead is a naturally occurring metal that was used regularly in a number of industrial capacities and commonly used in household plumbing materials and water service lines. Lead was used as a compo...
BOTTLED WATER - KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING
Bottled water is the fastest growing drink choice in the United States, and Americans spend billions of dollars each year to buy it (Beverage Marketing Corporation, 2004) Some people drink bottled ...
Drinking water can reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. As long as those contaminants are at levels no higher than EPA standards, the water is considered ...
CREATE A NATURAL SETTING FOR YOUR FISHS
One of the primary factors in keeping your fish healthy is creating an environment that suit for different kind of fish. Since fish reside in a wide range of water habitats such as fast-flowing mo...
EXPERIMENT VII - What is in the Source Water
Freshwater biomes include lakes, ponds, wetlands, and rivers. Most aquatic organisms live near the surface where nutrients and oxygen are plentiful. Different types of communities of organisms dwel...
EXPERIMENT VI - Chlorination for Disinfection
Chlorine is used in, both drinking water and wastewater treatment, as a disinfectant. Its germicidal action is due to the hypochlorous acid (HOCl) that forms when chlorine is added to water. Exact...
EXPERIMENT V - Carbon Treatment for Water Pollution Control
Carbon is used in multimedia filters in drinking water treatment plants to remove organics, in carbon columns for treatment or advanced treatment of wastewater, and in the powder form (powdered ac...