Under the Safe Water Drinking Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for setting national drinking water standards. The EPA regulates over 80 contaminants ”including arsenic, e-coli, cryptosporidia, chlorine, and lead” that may be found in...
Because we live in Florida, we are lucky to have a plentiful source of ground water. Ground water fills the cracks and pores in sand, soil, and rocks that lie beneath the surface of the earth, much like water saturates a sponge. These saturated layers of earth are...
January 8, 2015 | by Lisa Winter More than 2 billion people across the world are affected by not having access to clean water or proper sanitation, resulting in the death of over 700,000 children each year. Solving this problem isn’t as simple as installing...
The saying that “nothing is free” applies more to water than anything else we consume, considering just three percent of the world’s water is drinkable and that we are using more of it than ever before. Photo credit: Shutterstock Water is a finite...
Protecting Groundwater before it becomes contaminated is everyone’s responsibility. No one wants to drink bacteria, nitrates or toxic chemicals. So don’t let these nasties find their way into the groundwater that you and your neighbors depend on. Check...
Sufficient daily water intake is vital for virtually every function within our bodies yet fewer than one in five of us drinks enough. Read on to see the results of this experiment. Sarah Smith is a 42 year old mother of two young kids in the UK. She, like many others,...
