Charles Fishman worries about our water ignorance. Water is present everywhere we look; yet we know so little about it. Our languages are full of water words and metaphors. Our cultures and religions are filled to the brim with water stories and symbols. In the Western world, for the last hundred years nearly all urban (and now rural) residents can turn a tap—even in a desert—and water comes gushing into our glasses, our tubs, our showers and pours out on our lawns and gardens, with no effort by us and at so little cost as to seem free. A Global Water Tour Fishman sets out to cure our ignorance in a breathless recitation of water facts and extended tours of water use and misuse from the desert water fountains and golf courses in … Read entire article »

By Waterwired A Sad Commentary Indeed: Drinking Water in Schools The following commentary from Rita Sudman of the Water Education Foundation was posted a few days ago on  Aquafornia. It’s about providing free drinking water in schools. With all due respect to Sudman: is this pathetic or what? We used to have this ‘problem’ solved – 55 years ago when I was in grammar school. There were things called ‘water fountains’ in schools! Amazing devices! Here is a picture of one. It’s sad that she has to comment on this. Read what she has to say:  A few months ago, I wrote about a law that requires California schools to provide free drinking water in cafeterias. The new state law took effect July 1 but the law allows schools districts to opt out of the law … Read entire article »

(NaturalNews) It has been so long since the federal law regulating tap water has been updated that since 2004, more than one-fifth of the U.S. population has consumed tap water that the government classifies as toxic, but still approves for human consumption. “People don’t understand that just because water is technically legal, it can still present health risks,” said Pankaj Parekh, director of water quality for the City of Los Angeles. Even though more than 60,000 chemicals are used in the United States each year and most have never been tested for human safety, the Safe Water Drinking Act regulates only 91 different toxins. Many of these are regulations have not been updated since the 1980s or even since the law was first passed in 1974. The law does not take into … Read entire article »

By Cristen Conger As clean as the drinking water is in the United States compared to other countries, it still contains trace amounts of cancer-causing contaminants. But this past March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that advances in science and technology were allowing them to define stricter regulations on four chemicals: tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene, which are used in industrial and textile processing, and epichlorohydrin and acrylamide, which ironically can be introduced into drinking water during the water treatment process. “The determination to revise the existing standards is the result of improvements in technology, not greater estimates of risks,” EPA spokesperson Enesta Jones told Discovery News Tech. Those technologies include compressed air to extract pollutants from water and granular activated carbon, which absorbs contaminant molecules. But even trace amounts of carcinogens can make people nervous — enough to spur them into buying a water filtration … Read entire article »

  The reason why Drinking Water Purification Is So Important How many of us recall purifying our drinking water as young children. Not likely many, if any whatsoever.  You just knew that when you opened up the faucet, the water came out. Which means you consumed it and went about your business.  You and your family didn’t devote time poring over water quality information or stressing about drinking water purification.  Possibly for an individual less privileged it meant something, possibly anyone in a distant under developed land, but certainly not for you personally. Now that you are older you already know that is not how it is any longer.  You’re a knowledgeable person, and drinking water purification is now a matter or worry for you personally and your family.  What’s led to the … Read entire article »

Countertop Water Filters – Can They Be More Economical Than Bottled Water; Every living thing relies on water for its existence. A clean source of water is vital for our health. There may be as much as 2100 known contaminants in tap water, including some known poisons. Several types of cancer have been linked to toxic materials in drinking water. Drinking pure water is especially important for children. Water filters provide the healthiest water for children’s developing immune systems.The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has stated that 480,000 cases of learning disorders in children each year are attributed to lead from in drinking water.Municipal treatment services are not always able to remove dangerous bacteria from tap.The use of a filter is the only way to make sure that tap water is not … Read entire article »

Camping Water Filters Are Important You really need to have a camping water filter if you go camping, hiking, or even for emergencies. Portable water filters are devices that purify unchlorinated water from almost any source such as lakes, streams, and even from faucets that have been deemed non potable. They are able to turn bad water into drinkable water. Anyone from the back country hiker to the camping enthusiast should own one of these devices. They can also be used in areas where the municipal water supply has been contaminated, so you should also have one as an addition to any emergency kit.No matter where you are camping, you should always bring a camping water filter with you. Portable water purifiers are available in all different sizes. From products that are … Read entire article »