drinking water

Possible new approach to purifying drinking water

harminka — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:39:01 -0500

A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water.

Nalgene Improves Bottle Filters In Wake Of Toxic Claims

admin_huliq — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:35:14 -0500

Dean Kamen’s Slingshot regenerates drinking water from waste water

ketyung — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:34:14 -0500

Slingshot is a special device that is brought to us by Dean Kamen, which is claimed to be able to regenerate drinking water from any source of moisture.

Lake Michigan drinking water subject to examination

seher — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:52:45 -0500

Chicago water officials expressed concern over the pollution of Lake Michigan drinking water.They said they're testing it for the presence of pharmaceutical drugs and other unregulated chemicals.

Fuzzy logic water quality

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:44:50 -0500

A fuzzy logic approach to analyzing water quality could help reduce the number of people in the developing world forced to drink polluted and diseased water for survival.

Danube Pollution Threatens Drinking Water for Millions

seher — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:31:45 -0500

The European Union and several key Danube organizations are urging countries along the river Danube to prevent "irreversible" damage to the waterway, warning the growing pollution could endanger drinking water for some 80 million people.

No Evidence On Health Benefits of Drinking Lots of Water

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:47:55 -0500

A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals that most supposed benefits are not backed by solid evidence. The findings indicate that most people do not need to worry about drinking their recommended 8 glasses of 8 ounces (“8x8”) of water per day. The editorial is published in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Evidence lacking on health benefits of drinking lots of water

harminka — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:18:07 -0500

China ensures drinking water supply in rural areas

seher — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:24:48 -0500

China has solved most of the problems of insufficient drinking water supply in rural areas, said the Ministry of Water Resources on Saturday.

EPA Says Water Contamination At "Very Low Levels"

admin_huliq — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:50:29 -0500

There are prescription medicine elements in America's tap water. The news was broken by AP and has become a source of huge concern about the safety of drinking water. Basically tap water is found to contain traces of prescription drugs in D.C. area.

Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says

nyscof — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:12:21 -0600

Fluoride added to public water supplies is detrimental to your health.

Cytoprotective effect of midkine

harminka — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:05:44 -0600

Cadmium comes from a wide variety of sources in the environment and from industry and is extremely toxic to humans. Environmental exposure can occur via the diet and drinking water. In chronic exposure, it also accumulates in the body, particularly in the kidneys and the liver. The liver acts as a detoxification organ.