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Researchers are encouraging the National Health Service to add fluoride into tap water. New research is suggesting that the NHS could save millions in dentistry, lowering the number of hospital admissions of youngsters with decaying teeth. As of this writing, 500 five- to nine-year-olds are admitted every week to tooth related issues. For more on […]
The Drinking Water Inspectorate is investigating to see if there was any foul play that caused Lancashire’s water supply to become contaminated with deadly bacteria. While the DWI confirms that there is a criminal investigation, the police are not involved at this time. For more on this story, click here:: WATER LATEST: Criminal investigation into […]
Katie Reed of Prescot had a shock when turning on a tap. A “two-inch worm” was apparently discovered in their tap water when she went to fill her water bottle. Despite this, United Utilities claims that the water source is at its “usual high standard.” For more on this story, click here:: “Worm” found in […]
United Utilities is still working to life the water restriction in Lancashire that is causing 300,000 homes to live without clean water. The company has stated that it is now using ultraviolet light to kill the dangerous bacteria and remaining contamination. The company refuses to lift the restriction until all traces of the cryptosporidium were […]
International sailors in Brazil for an Olympic test event are taking supplements and precautionary measures to prevent potential illness from the Rio de Janeiro’s dirty water. Reports are still coming in regarding the high levels of viruses and bacteria found in the water. Brazil is under scrutiny and is urged to have its waters at […]
More than 300,000 households in Lancashire are facing water restrictions after officials found evidence of the dangerous cryptosporidium bug in the water supply. While the exact cause hasn’t been directly pinpointed, scientists believe that the bug was spread due to animal feces or a dead animal carcass being washed into a water source. For a […]
The ongoing drought in California has forced officials to get creative regarding water conservation. One such innovation was tipping 96 million black plastic balls into a Sylmar reservoir. The balls are meant to block sunlight and prevent water from needless evaporating from the water supply. For more on the science of this water saving technique, […]
Governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper declared a “state of disaster emergency” over the accidental release of over 11.3 million liters of toxic wastewater from a defunct gold mine into local streams. The contamination contains high concentrations of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury, and lead, which has turn many streams into a mustard yellow color. […]
An innovative SMS service and waste treatment system is bringing down sanitation costs and is improving how Senegal treats their wastewater. Customers send a text out to have their latrines emptied and the service has folks bid to empty the latrine for a small service fee. For more details about this wastewater service, please click […]
A deadly strain of amoeba has been discovered in the drinking water in a Louisiana parish in the United States. The Naegleria fowleri amoeba had been detected in two of the seven drinking water sites in St. Benard Parish, the same parish where a 4-year-old boy died from the same strain of amoeba back in […]
