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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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