The quality of drinking water is always at the top of the list when it comes to reporting. There is always someone talking about a contaminant in local water, or questioning if the tap water in the area is okay to drink. There are state and local guidelines that need...
Water that occurs below the ground and is brought to the land surface by wells or springs is referred to as groundwater. Groundwater is a significant part of the hydrologic cycle, containing 21 percent of Earth’s freshwater. Groundwater comprises 97 percent of...
The Water Filtration Facts You Need to Know You may think that one water filter is as good as another, but think again. The filter you buy on impulse may not be keeping your family safe. Water Filter Beverage companies have made a fortune on marketing bottled water on...
Things you should know before you try to purify a water source. When Lewis and Clark explored the nation’s vast interior in the early 1800s, they actually obtained some of their drinking water directly from the Missouri River. Amazingly, they didn’t do...
By Dr. Mercola Unfortunately your body is under constant daily assault by toxic substances, a great many of which are hard or impossible to completely avoid. Besides the industries that pump or dump known toxins into your air, food and water, there are also synthetic...
Water purification is the removal of contaminants from raw water to produce drinking water that is pure enough for human consumption or for industrial use. Substances that are removed during the process include parasites (such as Giardia or Cryptosporidium) ,...
