Topic: contaminants Page 3
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Chloramine Keeps Bacteria Out, What's The Tradeoff?
Chloramine is being utilized more consistently across water treatment facilities. Chloramine In The Water
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Reverse Osmosis Explained
Reverse osmosis offers to provide the "cleanest" water available. Are there any down sides to the RO process? What you need to know about RO
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Tsunami Aftermath: Brackish Water, Radiation, and Debris
Tsunamis may not hit close to home for everyone - affects are carried far beyond origination... Tsunamis carry contamination
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Sludge In The Water
Mountain top removal is growing more popular due to its less expensive methods. Call it ash, sludge, or slurry... Slurry in the water supply
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Beware the Cyano Monster
Algal blooms are not as pretty as they sound. Adverse affects on the drinking water can be severe... What to worry about with algal blooms
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Chlorine Disinfecting the Water Supply
Chlorine has been used for years to disinfect the water supply. What does it do to the human body? Chlorine as a disinfectant
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PFOA, PFOS, PFAS - A Lot of Letters, Let's Talk Numbers
PFOAs take a stance with non-stick cookware. Unfortunately, their stance isn't backing down. PFOAs Aren't Breaking Down
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Atrazine: The Dinosaur in Drinking Water
Atrazine is a common weed killer. Small doses can have major effects. Atrazine Finds A Way
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Too Much Manganese is a Big Deal
Manganese is an essential nutrient for humans, but can there be too much of a good thing? Manganese In Your Water
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Fluoridation or Contamination?
Fluoride has been added to public water since the 1940's - should you be worried? Water Fluoridation
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Lead is Affecting Drinking Water
Historians say lead poisoning played a role in the Fall of Rome... All About Lead
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It's Not "All About That Taste." (Good taste ≠ good water.)
Taste, because of its subjective nature, is never a good indicator for water quality. Bacteria and viruses are tasteless. Water quality taste test
