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Tag Archives: drinking water
Wake-up Call On Water Crisis
A growing number of people, inclouding Bill McKibben of 350.org, are raising awareness that the reality of climate change is being seen in drinking water supplies around the world. “Within a decade there are likely to be 150 million restive climate migrants roaming the globe. They won’t go quietly, wherever they go. Many of them [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged climate change, crisis, economics, global warming, water 2 Comments
Membrane Breakthrough
Philadelphia, PA — There have been many recent breakthroughs in membrane technology. Researchers at the University of Texas and Virginia Tech University have been working on desalination technology. The research team has discovered a way to use a chlorine-tolerant membrane that would significantly reduce the cost of desalination making fresh water more readily available for [...]
Posted in science Also tagged breakthroughs, desalination, energy, fuel cells, membranes Leave a comment
Think Hard! Drink Hard!
Soft Water & Soft Minds Since we’ve been studying drinking water for quite some time, I found it very interesting when several people asked me to write something on “water softeners.” It seems somewhere along the line consumers have confused water purification with water softening. When it comes to drinking water, I believe water softeners [...]
Posted in Food And Water Also tagged diet, health, minerals, nutrition, vitamins, wellness Leave a comment
Addicted To Drinking Water
An Associated Press investigation found that U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways. These drugs often find their way to drinking water sources. The report said, “Hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients are used in a variety of manufacturing, including drugmaking: For example, lithium is used [...]
EPA Seeks Advice on Perchlorate in Drinking Water – Agency Issues Interim Health Advisory
Release date: 01/08/2009 Contact Information: Enesta Jones, (202) 564-4355/7873/ jones.enesta@epa.gov (Washington, D.C. – Jan. 8, 2009) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking advice from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) before making a final determination on whether to issue a national regulation for perchlorate in drinking water. The agency also is issuing an interim [...]
Forebodings of Doom