Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public health
The geographic locations where Americans live are shifting in ways that can negatively affect the quality of their drinking water.
The geographic locations where Americans live are shifting in ways that can negatively affect the quality of their drinking water.
Environment
May 24, 2019
0
16
We often "flush it and forget it" when it comes to waste from toilets and sinks. However, it's important to be able to track this wastewater to ensure it doesn't end up in unwanted places. A group of Canadian scientists has ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2018
0
38
Brazilian and American scientists are attempting to determine emerging contaminants in the environment based on the comparison of water and sewage treatment systems in each country. They are collecting samples from a wide ...
Environment
Oct 5, 2017
0
18
New Indiana University research shows many Americans don't know how clean water gets to their homes and especially what happens after wastewater is flushed away, knowledge that is vital in confronting challenges including ...
Environment
May 31, 2017
0
7
Leakages of nutrients necessary for food production – especially nitrogen and phosphorus – cause severe eutrophication to the Earth's aquatic ecosystems and promote climate change. However, this threat also hides an opportunity. ...
Environment
Feb 23, 2015
0
35
A University of Georgia soil scientist is studying how on-site home septic systems affect the quality and quantity of water in Georgia's rivers and streams.
Environment
Jan 23, 2014
0
0
New revelations of contaminated water leaking from storage tanks at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant have raised alarm, coming just weeks after Japanese officials acknowledged that radioactive water ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 5, 2013
0
0
The EPA's long-anticipated proposal to regulate a new category of toxic substances in drinking water may shift the financial burden onto utilities and ratepayers, industry groups warned.
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2023
0
42
Ohio's efforts to slow the spread of toxic algae in Lake Erie will soon force some farmers to change how they handle livestock manure and require more testing for pollutants at the state's largest wastewater treatment plants.
Environment
Apr 2, 2015
0
38
When we think about unsafe drinking water, our minds may leap to contaminated wells in developing nations or flood damage to sewage systems. It's easy to feel removed from these issues. Yet each year viruses, bacteria and ...
Environment
Mar 18, 2015
0
22