Clean & water is vital for public health. Improved water supply and sanitation will benefit the local communities while better management of water resources, can boost countries’ economic growth resulting in poverty reduction. The human right to water and sanitation has been recognized since 2010 by the UN General Assembly. […]
People In Africa Forced To Drink Dirty Water
Garowe (PP News Desk) —The depreciation of the Somali shilling has led people in Jiingadaha camp (internally displaced persons in Garowe, Somalia) to face the current economic hardships. Businesses refusing to accept the Somali shilling during transactions had water wells that supply water shut down. Locals are forced to use […]
Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water
Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs Many Americans fill up a glass of water from their faucet without worrying whether it might be dangerous. But the crisis of lead-tainted water in Flint, Mich., showed that […]
Are there Microplastics in Our Drinking Water?
A current risk that has been concerning scientists for a long time are emerging environmental contaminants and whether they can end up in the human diet. Microplastic particles have caught research and media attention lately and as a result, it has been studied whether it has environmental and human health […]
Millions of Americans still get their drinking water from lead pipes
Why a century-old problem seems so hard to fix Over a century has passed since the dangers of consuming lead became widely known. Ingesting even small quantities damages young brains and may raise the risk of heart problems. Yet residents of Chicago—and many other cities—still mostly swig from taps fed by […]
Concerns over road salt infiltrating Madison’s drinking water
MADISON (WKOW) — While there’s no significant snow in the extended forecast right now, city officials in Madison want you to think ahead when it comes to using salt. According to Madison Water Utility, road salt contaminates the local bodies of water and the aquifer, which is Madison’s drinking water […]