This has been a weird year weather-wise, and flooding seems to be the rule, rather than the exception. Flooding raises concerns about contaminated water. Pictures of sandbagging efforts have become common in the papers and on other media outlets. The…

Using a plastic bottle to clean water is an interesting idea. The better idea, if possible, is using water distillers. This new and innovative way to clean water for those living in desperate conditions around the globe is to let…

This has been a bizarre year weather-wise. Unprecedented flooding has caused many towns to issue boil water advisories. Rising floodwaters in many locations across the nation have prompted real fears about the water breaching local community water filtration plants. The…

Volcanoes and major fires tend to disperse ash into the air. Ash contaminates nearby water sources. When the community of Grand Prairie woke up one morning, their landscape was decorated with a dark ash coating, as the result of a…

If you have ever been faced with a torrential downpour and flooding later, your community may have trucked in water in water tankers. There is a good chance it was contaminated. While no one likes to be the bearer of…

No one ever gets used to having to boil water before drinking it. Boil water advisories happen far too often in a supposedly civilized country. Those who have lived through a boil water advisory never look at their water source…

It had to happen. Once thought to be the bee’s knees for healthy teeth, Americans are now getting too much fluoride. No one is quite sure why people would think that if a small amount is good, that a bigger…

The news each day carries pictures of those dead from cholera. If clean water was on hand, this would not be happening in the 21st century. Many Americans with relatives in Haiti are receiving the devastating news that their loved…

It is not too much of a stretch of the imagination to think about contaminated water in the USA. It is all around us. This case is ongoing and is highly disturbing, as well. The people living in the smallish…

Don’t look now, but America’s drinking water has volatile organic compounds in it. VOCs typically have chronic effects. Just when we thought our drinking water might be A-OK to swallow, along comes the information that what’s on tap may also…