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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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn't too long ago that America had a love affair with soda. Now, an old flame has the country's heart.As New York City grapples with the legality of a ban on the sale of large cups of soda and other sugary drinks at some businesses, one thing is clear: soda's run as the nation's beverage of choice has fizzled.In its place? A favorite for much of history: Plain old H2O.For more than two decades, [...]
Survey Shows Increased San Diego Support for Recycled Water; Desal Still Most Important. Support for adding treated, recycled water to the local drinking supply has grown significantly, but more San Diegans see desalination as the most important method of diversifying water resources, according to a survey presented today to the City Council's Natural Resources and Culture Committee.Support for recycled water use reached 73 percent in the survey of 400 San Diegans, taken by a consultant last June and July. In [...]
No Bottled Water The environmental cost of the massive consumption of bottled water has led some U.S. and Canadian local governments to consider a ban its sale. While this seems an extreme response, the scientific concerns are well-founded, and the facts may surprise you.Fact #1. Bottles used to package water take over 1,000 years to bio-degrade and if incinerated, they produce toxic fumes. It is estimated that over 80% of all single-use water bottles used in the U.S. simply [...]
