drinking water

The pollution in the Thi Vai river, near Saigon in Vietnam, has reached such a critical level that Japanese ships are now refusing to dock in the port for fear it will corrode their ships' hulls.

The City of Kingston rolls out a second level of water testing, while one resident says it's simply not enough.  Replacing the service connection is the best way to ensure water conservation, and safety.

Ben Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency, is interviewed about the linkages between energy, water and climate change. That includes, particularly, a regulation EPA has proposed aimed at protecting drinking water around the areas where carbon dioxide would be stored underground through future carbon sequestration technology.

Scary facts about water quality.

A new study found traces of common drugs including: an anti-seizure medication, a mood stabilizer for treating bipolar disorders, ibuprofen and naproxen, and an antibiotic typically given to cattle in the water of 24 out of 28 US metropolitan areas.

Research into the off-gassing of chemicals in plastic water bottles shows that these chemicals are linked to a decrease in testosterone due to interference with the body's natural hormone regulation. Lower testosterone for men means muscle loss, erectile problems, increased fat in breast tissue...

Most of the available antibacterial handsoaps on the market today contain Triclosan. Triclosan ends up in our streams, lakes and rivers killing microscopic organisms because it is immune to most water treatments. This harmful killing if organisms effects our fisheries and the life forms that eat the fish, thereby disrupting our whole ecosystem. Triclosan ends up in our drinking water as well.

Good design can save lives and improve human society. That’s the thought behind the Solar Bottle by Italian designers Alberto Medo and Francisco Gomez Paz. Winner of a 2007 INDEX award, the sleekly designed Solar Bottle uses simple solar technology to purify dirty drinking water and prevent water-born diseases.

The main source of this problem is the degree to which people are using drinking water for watering their gardens and cleaning their cars. Those who are particularly aggravating the problems are relatively well educated home owners who do not include water conservation on the list of their civic duties.

“Water is precious. Let’s Conserve it”.