September 4, 2007
- Chlorine as a Water Treatment
If you live in one of the more developed countries of the world, your Drinking Water probably is supplied by the local government. You are probably assured that your Drinking Water is safe to drink. The government probably tells you, too, that your Drinking Water has no bad taste or smell. In fact, all of [...]
June 20, 2007
- Drinking Water in Schools
Safe Drinking Water in U.S. schools is guaranteed. Right? After all, the government had great technology at its disposal. These are government schools. The government frequently talks of the importance of guarding the health of school children. Recently, soda dispensers have been removed from many schools. Dispensers of other junk food have been removed. The [...]
May 31, 2007
- Drinking Water - International Recommendations on Metals
International recommendations on metals in Drinking Water have been drawn up by the World Health Organization (WHO). These recommendations are contained in the third edition of “Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality”.
Everyone needs Drinking Water, and most of us believe everyone is entitled to Drinking Water quality that is as safe as practicable. The “Guidelines” defines safe [...]
May 11, 2007
- Drinking Water Containing Lye
The date was April 25, 2007. 12,000 residents in Spencer, Massachusetts awakened and began their day as usual. Showers were taken as usual, but that is when things changed suddenly.
People stepped out of their showers with skin burning and itching. Within minutes, hospitals began receiving patients with skin irritations and moderate burns over their bodies. [...]
March 26, 2007
- Chlorine in Drinking Water? Ask the Chickens!
When I was a child, my mother always had a bottle of chlorine bleach in the laundry room. We were taught not to touch it. In fact, the warning was so strong that I thought the very act of putting a finger on the bottle spelled death!
As I got older, I learned more about chlorine [...]
March 7, 2007
- Drinking Water Served with Contaminants
You may like your Drinking Water served with a twist of lemon or a few ice cubes, but what about Drinking Water contaminants? Do you want Drinking Water served with contaminants?
Most of us assume that, at least to a great degree, our public supply has no Drinking Water contaminants. More of us believe bottled water [...]
February 27, 2007
- Drinking Water pH - What Is Good?
Imagine yourself gulping down a glass of cold water, only to realize too late that it had a pH level of about 3 - the same as vinegar!
What It Means
Drinking Water pH tells you how acidic your water is. The symbol “pH” means how much “potential hydrogen” is mixed into your water. Drinking Water pH [...]
January 31, 2007
- Fluoride - in Drinking Water?
Do you want fluoride in Drinking Water? Does your city put fluoride in Drinking Water? Do you want bottlers to put fluoride in Drinking Water?
Fighting over Fluoride in Drinking Water
The presence of fluoride in Drinking Water is the subject of a long-standing battle. Many claim that fluoride in Drinking Water is for the people’s good. [...]
January 22, 2007
- Our Drinking Water - Guess What’s In It!
Ah - clean Drinking Water. Are you sure?
What’s in our Drinking Water is a high priority, since water is vital to our existence. Some people go to great lengths to learn what’s in our Drinking Water. Yet it has become increasingly difficult to get clean Drinking Water, even in the globe’s most developed countries.
Researchers give [...]
