Bleach Add a teaspoon of unscented household bleach (5 millilitres of a 3.5% sodium hypochlorite solution) to 25 litres of ...
Fortunately, most drinking water is safe to drink. Here are a few contaminants to look out for, along with tips to test for ...
Fresh data from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency indicates that one out of every seven Americans (approximately 49.5 ...
More than half a million Houston-area residents were due letters this month to warn them that their drinking water might be leaching lead from old service lines. An Environmental Protection Agency ...
When I ask friends and family why they don’t drink tap water in LA, they give the same vague answer: It’s chlorinated, gross and probably unhealthy. For years, that explanation sufficed, so I did what ...
Aaron McElwain, 13, drinks some water after riding his scooter at Haulover Skateboard Park on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. To live in South Florida means to live next to water — ...
Nearly a year ago, I scribbled “Replace Brita filter” on my to-do list. But the errand perpetually fell by the wayside. There were so many more pressing tasks to complete. “Oh, it’s fine,” I thought. ...
PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam have contaminated drinking water wells in Glocester, Rhode Island. Landfills, military sites, and industrial facilities are common sources of PFAS contamination ...
Over the past few months, clean water has come under the microscope thanks to a slew of research analyzing what’s in the stuff we drink. The latest is a study that has detected a previously ...