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Are We Running Out of Clean Water?

Posted by: Nina S. On December 6, 2024 3:40 pm

70 percent of our planet is water, but only 3 percent of that is freshwater, and less than 1 percent is available as drinking water. So, the crucial question is: are we running out of clean water?

 

Are We Running Out of Clean Water

 

The Constant Cycle of Earth’s Water

Yes and no. Give or take a small amount, the same quantity of freshwater has existed on our planet for around 4 billion years. Via a continuous cycle of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection, Earth’s water surrounds us, from rain, lakes and streams to oceans, glaciers and polar ice caps.

The problem is that we’re not able to access all the water we need, and we need more of it than ever before.

Earth’s population …

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Water Filtration: The Best Way to Get Clean Water

Posted by: Rhona Reid On May 22, 2020 12:00 pm

We all need to drink plenty of clean water every day, but right now, we can’t move for stories in the press about water contamination – and things are getting worse. How can we safely filter water at home to drink?

 

Water Filtration - The Best Way to Get Clean Water

 

What is Water Filtration?

Why Do I Need to Filter Tap Water?

What Ways Can I Filter Water at Home?

Do Water Ionizers Filter Water?

Is it Easy to Fit a Water Ionizer at Home?

What is Water Filtration?

Filtration is when we try to remove as many contaminants, toxins and residues from our source water as possible.

Why Do I Need to Filter Tap Water?

Our water is different from the water that our grandparents and …

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America’s Water Crisis: Now In Cinemas

Posted by: Rhona Reid On January 16, 2020 2:56 pm

In polarizing times, it can be good to have things that bring us together. But not always.

There’s a common characteristic that tens – possibly hundreds – of millions of Americans share: our drinking water is contaminated with carcinogenic PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).

Will Hollywood help to get the word out about the Water Crisis?

The statistics are mind-boggling. While officials and politicians attempt to oscillate between publicly minimizing the risk and attempting to deal with it, more Americans carry on drinking contaminated water.

Hollywood’s Role

With its finger firmly on the pulse, Todd Haynes’ film Dark Waters opened just before Thanksgiving. It lays bare the story of a lawyer representing a cattle farmer from Parkersburg, West Virginia; who …

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100,000 Cancer Cases from Contaminants in Tap Water

Posted by: Rhona Reid On September 30, 2019 3:56 pm

A shocking new study from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has revealed that exposure to the cocktail of lethal carcinogens in America’s tap water causes or contributes to over 100,000 cancer cases in the US over a lifetime.

100000 Cancer Cases from Contaminants in Tap Water

 

The peer-reviewed study puts much of the toxic culpability on the presence of three main contaminants found in the water supply to millions of homes:

  • Arsenic
  • Disinfection by-products
  • Radioactive contaminants

This disturbing report means that more and more people are being prompted into finding a long-term, reliable solution to protect their family from contaminated tap water.

 

EWG Recommends Home Water Filters

The EWG has suggested installing individual water filters at home.

However, most domestic water filters on the market are inadequate …

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These Women of Water Are Leading the Charge for Clean Water in America

Posted by: Rhona Reid On December 28, 2018 11:12 am

Did you read the recent Google Story about the six awesome girls (Women of Water) who are using their ingenuity, skills, and initiative to make sure more Americans drink clean, safe water?

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Women of Water – their incredible achievements! Credit: Google Stories

Familiar Faces!

We were especially thrilled to see that several of the women featured already had their achievements highlighted in this blog!

Almost exactly one year ago, we wrote about how Gitanjali Rao had won a major 2017 Young Scientist Award for her invention: a tool that works with Android technology to detect lead in water samples.

News From NASA

We were also thrilled to learn that the trio of youngsters whose incredible feat of using NASA-inspired technology …

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7 Water Ionizer Benefits! [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted by: Rhona Reid On December 20, 2018 3:00 pm

To better understand the advantages of alkaline water, here are the 7 benefits of ionizing water.

RELATED: 101 Reasons To Love Tyent Water Ionizers: Health Benefits And More

In this article:

  1. Avoid Dehydration
  2. Antioxidants to Combat Free Radicals
  3. Weight Loss Support
  4. Hydrogen Water Benefits
  5. Mineral Water
  6. How To Wash Fruits and Vegetables
  7. Clean, Safe Water You Can Trust

Water Ionizing Benefits That Boost Your Health

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Water Ionizing Definition: The process of raising water pH to alkalinity by electrolysis.

Praises for Ionizing Water

water ionizer | 7 Benefits of Water Ionizing
We always love to hear someone singing our praises!

You know that alkaline water delivers all kinds of brilliant benefits, but what are the top reasons that most people sing the …

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Bottled Water – The Biggest Con of Them All?  

Posted by: Rhona Reid On March 13, 2018 7:00 am

The PR job is a good one, to be fair.  When it comes to bottled water, people are prepared to throw a lot of money at it, regardless of the environmental price and the sky-high cost to their pocket.  

Tap Water: Now Available in Bottles

Water Check

Bottled water costs more than tap water.  A lot more.  In fact, a new report from The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found that some people are paying an astonishing 10,000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they are for the water that comes out of the tap.

But here’s the next shocker: frequently the water that you buy in a bottle is…erm…tap water.  

“We don’t believe that consumers are confused

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The Great American Water Taste Test!

Posted by: Rhona Reid On February 22, 2018 12:00 pm

In early February, the 18th annual Great American Water Taste Test took place at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  

After days of testing, judges finally found some clean tap water in America.

Over two days, water samples from around the country were blind-tasted by a panel of judges, tasked with finding a winner.  What are they looking for?  Taste, smell and clarity are the watchwords according to The National Rural Water Association, the main sponsor of the event.

Water Good Winner!

After some serious sipping, the gold medal was awarded to Arcadia Water Utility of Wisconsin, which beat off some stiff competition from the City of Salisbury, MD Paleo Water and the Southeast Water Users District, ND, …

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Sandbranch: The Town Without Water

Posted by: Rhona Reid On December 7, 2017 12:00 pm

There has never been running water here.  Some of the dwindling number of residents, all of whom live in poverty, recall that there were wells up until around 30 years ago, where locals could draw water. Those wells are now dry or contaminated.  People who live here have to make a seven-mile journey to buy water or depend on donations made to the local Baptist church.

Welcome to Sandbranch, just 14 miles southeast of Dallas, the fifth wealthiest city in America.  

Welcome to Sandbranch.

Forgotten Community?

There hasn’t been any investment here for a long time.  The community doesn’t have trash collections, proper sewerage or street lighting – yet most of the residents don’t want move, or lack the …

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The Future for Flint’s Children

Posted by: Rhona Reid On November 21, 2017 7:00 am

 
In 1990, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of an 11-year study into the long term cognitive and neurobehavioral effects of lead exposure in children.  

What are the long terms behavioral effects of lead exposure for children?

What Does Lead Do?

The children had been exposed to lead during their childhood, in some cases relatively low levels.  132 test subjects were re-examined in 1988 and the following neurobehavioral traits were identified as being related to lead exposure during childhood:

  • School absenteeism
  • Lower vocabulary
  • Poorer hand/eye co-ordination
  • Slower reaction times
“No Safe Level of Lead”

Although some lead can be excreted by the body, children are more susceptible to long term effects from lead exposure, as their …

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