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September 23rd, 2011
Myth #1 – There’s nothing in my tap that could really hurt me or my family.
FALSE: Studies show that many contaminants can be found in water from industrial chemicals to pharmaceutical wastes and residues, not to mention toxic heavy metals.
Myth #2 – I should drink Eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day.
FALSE: It is a good idea to flush your body’s system with water to remain hydrated during the day but there are some things you should think about before picking up your first glass.
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July 8th, 2011
While millions of people in the world are struggling to access safe drinking water, drugs contamination in the supply water has been emerging as a rising concern. [...]
February 2nd, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency will set a limit on the amount of the chemical perchlorate, as well as other “toxic contaminants,” in drinking water, it announced Wednesday. [...]
November 9th, 2010
Dr. Paul Connett, a professor of environmental chemistry at St. Lawrence University in New York and director of the Fluoride Action Network—America’s largest organization opposing water fluoridation—kicked off his six-day Austin, Texas tour at the Nov. 4 Austin City Council meeting where he pressed the council to consider re-evaluation of the city’s water fluoridation practices.
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October 7th, 2010
The establishment media will have to find a new tactic with which to ridicule those who oppose the fluoridation of water after a major new Scientific American report concluded that “Scientific attitudes toward fluoridation may be starting to shift” as new evidence emerges of the poison’s link to disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland, as well as lowering IQ. [...]
September 23rd, 2010
The water in the canals and irrigation channels in the L’Albufera Natural Park in Valencia, Spain contain cocaine, ecstasy and a further six drugs. This has been confirmed by a study carried out by researchers from the University of Valencia (UV), who have issued a warning about the continued presence of these substances on wildlife and human health. [...]
September 7th, 2010
Emerging research increasingly indicates that the U.S. water supply is widely contaminated with the endocrine disrupting chemical atrazine, but that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking almost no action on the threat.
Atrazine is an herbicide widely sprayed on corn fields in the Midwest, and one of the most widely detected groundwater contaminants in the country. According to an analysis of state and federal records by the Chicago Tribune, atrazine has been detected in the drinking water of a million people in 60 Illinois communities over the past four years. Yet the EPA requires testing for the chemical only four times a year, meaning that short-term spikes of the toxin go undetected — and unregulated. [...]
March 1st, 2010
Contamination of drinking water by a common herbicide poses a greater health threat than previously believed, according to a report issued by the nonprofit environmental organization Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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May 21st, 2009
Thousands of Minnesotans will hit the lakes and rivers this Memorial Day weekend, but chances are they don’t know much about the water they’re boating or swimming in.
That may change thanks to cutting edge technology developed by University of Minnesota researchers.
You could soon be able check water temperatures, pollution levels and other contaminants with the click of a mouse.
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January 28th, 2009
Water Warning: Monroe County, Mississippi
Residents who receive drinking water from the Hamilton Water District in Monroe County are under a boil-water alert, issued by the state Department of Public Health.
Water system officials notified the health department of pressure loss for customers from Malone on Lackey South to the intersections of Old 45, Highway 45 and Hamilton [...]
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