By Study Finds Picture this: It’s been a long day, and you’re feeling a bit down. But then, you take a sip of cool, refreshing water, and suddenly, your mood starts to lift. Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. A new survey suggests that…
(ProPubluca) As far as state and federal officials are concerned, the drinking water in Smithwick, Texas, is perfectly safe. Over the past two decades, the utility that provides water to much of the community has had little trouble complying with the Safe Drinking Water Act, which…
By Sarah Aminoff of Safe Tech International Charles Eisenstein, author of Climate – A New Story, shares in his Substack, “A central theme of my book on climate is that if we are to focus our attention on a single substance, it should be not…
By Lee Camp A new investigation looks into the extent to which U.S. water supplies are contaminated with uranium. Maybe it’s the good kind of uranium that turns you into Spider-Man or the Incredible Hulk and not the bad kind of uranium that turns you into…
By Mayukh Saha Morocco is home to the world’s largest functioning fog-harvesting technology in the world, the CloudFisher net. The technology was developed by engineer, Peter Trautwein, who hails from the German Water Foundation. The technology is almost similar to a spider’s web that is…
Emerging environmental contaminants, both chemicals and particulates, have been a concern for risk scientists for many years. Methods for reducing health and environmental risks from particles are still evolving. Micro/nanoplastic particles are one environmental contaminant that has recently received research and media attention, and scientists…
Microplastics (plastics <5mm) and their negative health impacts have been studied in oceans, rivers, and even soils, and scientists are beginning to grapple with the myriad human health impacts their presence might have. One understudied, but critical, link in the cycle is groundwater, which is…
A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water at a concentration of 1 part per trillion, or ppt, or higher. Independent scientific studies…
A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicals Exposure to hydraulic fracturing fluid in drinking water has been shown to increase the risk of respiratory problems, premature births, congenital heart defects, and other medical problems….
The first nationwide analysis of drinking water quality in United States correctional facilities found average arsenic concentrations in drinking water in Southwestern United States correctional facilities were twice as high as average arsenic concentrations in other Southwest community drinking water systems. More than a quarter…
Northwestern University synthetic biologists developed a simple, inexpensive new test that can detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water. With one drop of water, test detects fluoride levels that exceed EPA standards Test costs pennies to make, is easy to read and requires no…
