Tag: contamination
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San Joaquin Valley’s contaminated water is like “third world country”
If we truly want California to shine as an example of progressive leadership, then we cannot allow people living in the Valley to be treated like second-class citizens, without access to clean drinking water. These families deserve clean water that is safe to use and safe to drink. I recently went to the San Joaquin…
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Surprising Solution To The Global Water Crisis: Solar Power
It’s a universal, and undeniable fact that water is a basic need for human life. The average person needs to consume half a gallon (or 2 liters) of water daily to stay healthy. Yet many across the world don’t even have access to clean drinking water. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017,…
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PFAS1 found in drinking water wells in unexpected places
Image: A PFAS water well result for a home in Courtland Township tested [by] Pace Analytical and sampled by Gordon Water Systems. (Courtesy) GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, MI — Katey Morse was wondering about cases of cancer among her neighbors when she decided to have her home’s drinking water well tested for fluorochemicals. Morse doesn’t live…
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How a purple school bus brings clean drinking water to Navajo Nation
Photo: Mark Henle/azcentral.com Video (see link below): Mark Sorensen, Star School co-founder, talks about an old school bus that was converted into a solar-powered water desalination system to purify well water for residents on the Navajo Nation. Many in the Navajo Nation don’t have running water and the well water often isn’t safe to drink.…
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3 [more?] Surprising Ways Water Depends on Healthy Forests
Healthy forests are critical to providing clean water. Forests can positively impact the quantity, quality and filtration costs associated with a city’s water, sometimes even reducing the need for costly concrete and steel infrastructure. The world’s major watersheds lost 6 percent of their tree cover on average from 2000-2014. Today, about 31 percent of the…
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