Category: Public health
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Can Providing Bathrooms to Homeless Protect California’s Water Quality?
Photo: A homeless camp set up along the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento. (Source: Water Education Foundation) Western Water In-Depth: The Connection Between Homelessness And Water Is Gaining Attention Under California Human Right To Water Law And Water Quality Concerns Each day, people living on the streets and camping along waterways across California face the…
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Researchers create first portable tech for detecting cyanotoxins in water
IMAGE: North Carolina State University researchers have developed the first portable technology that can test for cyanotoxins in water. To test for cyanotoxins, users place a drop of water on a customized chip, then insert it into a reader device which connects to a smartphone. These images are screenshots of the smartphone app of the…
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At least 2% of US public water systems are like Flint’s – Americans just don’t hear about them
More than five years after Flint’s water crisis first hit the news, the city has successfully lowered the lead levels in its water. The most recently available testing , from the second half of 2018, puts the lead in Flint’s water at 4 parts per billion. That’s well below the level, 15 ppb, that the…
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Guest Editorial: California needs clean water
Photo: A young man sips some water as civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, left, speaks in support a clean water measure before the legislature, during a rally in Sacramento, Calif., Monday June 10, 2019. The California legislative leaders have agreed to $130 million a year to make improvements in communities where people still can’t drink…
