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Sometimes the memories made taste better than the catch. A man fishing in Ocean City had the fight of his life as he reeled in a pretty large shark right off the coast. The shark and the man were both exhausted after their encounter and probably gained the respect known only to two boxers in […]

Tanzanian chemical engineer, Askwar Hilonga, was awarded the prestigious African innovation prize after successfully created a water filter that is able to remove up to 97% of microorganisms in contaminated drinking water. His invention will help almost 70% households in Tanzania, which lack clean drinking water. He plans to further improve his water filter to […]

The Environmental Protection Agency made a recent study that indicates that about 6 million people might be drinking a harmful chemical in drinking water. This chemical is used on pizza boxes and firefighting foam. This harmful chemical could cause cancer in people. The bad news is that this substance can’t be easily avoided by using […]

There is currently a book in the world right now that can be ripped out its pages and be used as a filter as a means to find drinking water. It is able to remove almost 99% contamination in the water and it is quite similar to American tap water. One page can clean 100 […]

Toxic PFASs found in drinking water in multiple states. Research shows that over 6 million peoples drinking water is contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals usually found in industrial waste water. As of now wastewater treatment facilities are unable to remove these harmful chemicals from waste water. Harvard University also warns that the figure of citizens at […]

In the current Olympic games, one of the Olympic pools turned green. It was in the women’s synchronised 10m platform final that this happened. The divers and the spectators was concerned that the water that was azure blue to start with started to turn more and more into a swampy green color. The officials did […]

Water quality warnings have been issued for South West beach. Large amounts of recent rainfall have led to overwhelmed drainage systems. As a result, raw sewage is being pumped into the South West beach area. Outdated drainage and sewage infrastructure have been blamed for the inability to maintain these high levels of rainfall. South West […]

Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a group of diseases that result in inflammation of the skin causing itchiness and red skin. The Department of Health is currently conducting a study on the effects of hard and soft waters and their ability to cause rashes and itchiness of the skin. After previous studies show that […]

Due to a sub-par drainage infrastructure and severe rainstorms, raw sewage is being dumped into the sea around Cornwall and Devon. This massive amounts of rain is creating run-off from towns and farms, and the sewage system just cant keep up.This is just one of 40 reported incidents of South West Water polluting the waters […]

Residents living in 3600 properties in Thorne and Moorends have not been able to drink water out of the tap due to bacteria. They have needed to boil the water prior to consumption. Yorkshire Water gave these residents £30 as a “good will” payment. They are still trying to ascertain the cause of the bacteria. […]