Buyer Beware: Not all Water Filters are Created Equal for Microcystin Removal

Buyer Beware: Not all Water Filters are Created...

Dan DeBaun

Researchers from The Ohio State University assessed the ability of three popular water filter pitchers to remove microcystins from drinking water.

Researchers from The Ohio State University assessed the ability of three popular water filter pitchers to remove microcystins from drinking water.

Beavers Dam Good at Cleaning Water

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Beavers Dam Good at Cleaning Water

Beavers Dam Good at Cleaning Water

Dan DeBaun

Beavers dam building antics can help keep rivers clean and reduce the amount of valuable soil that is lost from farms with runoff, a new study has revealed.

Beavers dam building antics can help keep rivers clean and reduce the amount of valuable soil that is lost from farms with runoff, a new study has revealed.

Current Water Treatment Methods May Pose a Health Risk

Current Water Treatment Methods May Pose a Heal...

Dan DeBaun

A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identifies harmful chemical contaminants that are of concern, including some that are actually created during the water...

A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, identifies harmful chemical contaminants that are of concern, including some that are actually created during the water...

EPA Funds Largest Citizen-Science Based Water Quality Research Project

EPA Funds Largest Citizen-Science Based Water Q...

Dan DeBaun

A grant from the EPA has given the engineering team who exposed the Flint water crisis the funding to to conduct their detective work in other communities that may be...

A grant from the EPA has given the engineering team who exposed the Flint water crisis the funding to to conduct their detective work in other communities that may be...

Clear Water in Lakes May Actually Mean Poor Water Quality

Clear Water in Lakes May Actually Mean Poor Wat...

Dan DeBaun

A recently published study shows that excessive fertilizer added to the lakes from agricultural runoff was so high that it killed chlorophyll containing phytoplankton and algae.

A recently published study shows that excessive fertilizer added to the lakes from agricultural runoff was so high that it killed chlorophyll containing phytoplankton and algae.

Suburban Drinking Water Wells in state of New York Polluted with Road Salt

Suburban Drinking Water Wells in state of New Y...

Dan DeBaun

Road salt that is routinely applied to road surfaces in winter to make them less treacherous tends to linger in the environment, resulting in drinking water sources becoming contaminated.

Road salt that is routinely applied to road surfaces in winter to make them less treacherous tends to linger in the environment, resulting in drinking water sources becoming contaminated.