Posts tagged Drinking Water

One page of “The Drinkable Book” can clean up to 26 gallons (100 liters) of drinking water; a book can filter one person’s water needs for four years.

Hydraulic fracturing activities have not led to widespread impacts on drinking water in the U.S., according to an EPA draft assessment released June 4.

Scientists have come up with a new low-cost, simple way to remove arsenic from drinking water using discarded cigarettes.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will provide more than $8 million to create two national centers for research and innovation in small- to medium-sized drinking water systems.

East Asia will see the most growth as sales are projected to be over $18 billion in 2019, with the major purchasers being municipalities.

Since beginning the leak detection program in September 2013, the Macon Water Authority has found and repaired more than 50 leaks, eliminating over 12 million gallons of lost water per month.

High-pressure pumps needed for reverse osmosis are an order of magnitude more expensive than those used for drinking water transport.

Acid rain and other unintended side effects of human activities are changing the basic chemistry of many rivers in the Eastern U.S, which are vital supplies of drinking water.

The American Water Works Association announced winners of its annual student poster session, held during AWWA's Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE13) in Denver, Colo., June 9-13.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy.