Avainsana: drinking water
Belgian coast fights droughts by trying to turn sea water into drinking water
Faced with increasing periods of drought, a Belgian coastal town is researching ways to turn salt water into safe drinking water through a new filtration…
‘Pregnancy test for water’ delivers fast, easy results on water quality
A new platform technology can assess water safety and quality with just a single drop and a few minutes. Likened to a pregnancy test, the…
Children who drink water from private wells at higher risk of lead exposure
American children whose homes rely on private wells for drinking water are 25% more likely to have high lead levels in their blood than those…
Drinking water under threat from bushfire
Rainfall after fire brings immediate relief but the environmental effects can sometimes be as significant as the fire itself. Edith Cowan University (ECU) environmental experts…
Upgrading WHO forms could improve water quality for rural and vulnerable communities
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) sanitary inspection (SI) forms need an urgent upgrade to help improve the quality of small water supplies in some of…
High levels of arsenic found in US Whole Foods’ bottled water brand
Bottled water manufactured by Whole Foods and sold in most of its US stores and on Amazon contains potentially harmful levels of arsenic, according to…
New research reveals dangers of perchlorate in drinking water
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that perchlorate, an environmental pollutant found in many sources of drinking water in the U.S., inhibits the uptake of iodide, an…
New research reveals environmental pollutant in drinking water is more dangerous than previously understood
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that perchlorate, an environmental pollutant found in many sources of drinking water in the U.S., inhibits the uptake of iodide, an…
Protests For Lack Of Drinking Water Turns Into Hot Discussion Among Iranians
A clash between protesters demanding drinking water and security forces in southwestern Iran has turned into the hottest issue on Iranian social media. On Saturday…
Help us protect the headwaters of the Amazon from oil companies, elders say
Indigenous leaders are calling for help to stop oil companies drilling in the headwaters of the Amazon river in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,…
How water scarcity adds to women’s burden in northern Ghana
Water supply is not equitably distributed across the globe. In sub-Saharan Africa, about 40% of the population lacks safe drinking water. Another dimension of water…
Climate change threatens drinking water quality across the Great Lakes
“Do Not Drink/Do Not Boil” is not what anyone wants to hear about their city’s tap water. But the combined effects of climate change and…
Rice Engineers: Make Wastewater Drinkable Again
Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University researchers who say it should involve a healthy level of recycled…
Trump Administration Lessens Clean Water Protections For Streams, Wetlands
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a significant cutback on water protections, a move critics say could make it easier for companies to pollute potential…
Sudan: Acute drinking water shortage in South Kordofan, Blue Nile
Attributed variously to corruption and neglect of water pumps and infrastructure under the former regime, parts of Sudan are suffering severe drinking water shortages. In…
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