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23 Jul

Court steps in as California considers chromium-6 limit in drinking water

PALM SPRINGS — Two environmental groups that are suing the state seeking more stringent controls on hexavalent chromium in drinking water say a court has given state officials a deadline to propose a standard for permissible levels of the potential carcinogen.The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group sued the California Department of Public Health last year, trying to speed the establishment of a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6.Chromium-6 occurs naturally in [...]

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15 Jul

Why Water is Important!

We chose five of those reasons for why drinking water solves any problem:1. It protects your heartDrinking a large amount of water could help prevent heart attacks.2. Gives the brain a boostWater provides the brain much needed oxygen to perform at optimum levels.3. Helps save moneySoft drinks are becoming increasingly more expensive at restaurants; drinking water can be a cheap alternative.4. Helps you lose weightDrinking water has the ability to increase your metabolic rate, thus helping your body’s ability [...]

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Tap Water Filter San Diego
11 Jul

Filtering Tap Water in San Diego

What if you could drink crystal clear, healthy and delicious water out of every tap in your home? With One Water Systems home water filters, you can! One convenient system installs in your home and filters your water as it comes into your home's plumbing. This means less build up in your pipes, less maintenance on your plumbing and of course healthy, clean water from every tap. Based in San Diego, One Water Systems has helped THOUSANDS of homes [...]

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12 Jun

Technology and Drinking Water’s Future…

In 2011, there were 8,322 reported violations of maximum contaminant levers affecting 14,915,599 people. There were 109,167 total violations from all categories in 2011 - a big increase from 2010 where there were only 75,857 total violations.The EPA reported 93.2 percent of the population are on water supplies that meet all health related standards: 4,1010 systems out of the 53,000 violated an MCL and 1,264 violated a treatment standard and the violations are somewhat reduced from 2010. [...]

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06 May

Just a few more benefits of filtered water…

1. Clean, Healthy Water The number of synthetic chemicals used in our society keeps increasing, and trace amounts of many of these chemicals are ending up in our drinking water because U.S. water treatment facilities don't have the capability to remove them. So far, over 2,100 chemicals have been detected in U.S. water systems. Bottled water is not the solution to the problem of contaminated drinking water. There are no government standards that require bottled water to be any better, purer [...]

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12 Apr

Drinking Water Supply in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has received community drinking water concerns regarding the ExxonMobil pipeline spill that occurred in Mayflower, AR, on March 29, 2013.Officials say 4 families can return home in MayflowerThere has been no impact on Mayflower's public drinking water supply, which comes from Greer's Ferry Lake, located about 65 miles northeast of Mayflower. The Mayflower Water Works is regulated by ADH to ensure that Mayflower's drinking water remains safe and [...]

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05 Apr

A Little Water History for Your Amusement, Enjoy…

LIFE IN THE 1500'S The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: > Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today [...]

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22 Mar

World Water Day 2013

March 22 was World Water Day...it's time to make a change...what can you do to help?World Water Day was created in 1993 by the United Nations. Water.org uses the entire week to spread the word of sustainable safe water access for the nearly a billion people currently without it. Our goal is to make this a reality in our lifetime and so we celebrate water and all the progress that has been made, and that we are continuing to [...]

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14 Mar

Contaminant of the month…Hormones

What it is:Hormones are chemicals that act as signaling agents.  They are release in one part of an organism and transported to another part where they are recognized by a receptor and bind to the receptor, which results in a biological response. There are endogenous hormones, synthetic hormone analogues and also exogenous chemicals(hormone mimics) that can have hormone-like effects from exposure. Animals, humans and plants produce endogenous hormones.  Plant hormones are called phytohormones. They can be effective at [...]

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