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Heavy Metals in Drinking Water Linked to Morbidity
Dan DeBaun

Heavy Metals in Drinking water - A recent water quality study conducted by a team of Russian scientists in lakes in Russia's Murmansk region has linked heavy metal contamination with...

Heavy Metals in Drinking water - A recent water quality study conducted by a team of Russian scientists in lakes in Russia's Murmansk region has linked heavy metal contamination with...

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Dan DeBaun

Hurricane Florence has brought home the reality that water contamination from sites such as pig farm waste pits are a major concern for many residents in the Carolina region.

Hurricane Florence has brought home the reality that water contamination from sites such as pig farm waste pits are a major concern for many residents in the Carolina region.

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Water Footprint of Fracking Operations Rises Dramatically
Dan DeBaun

A new study has revealed the volume of water that is used in each well to extract oil during the hydraulic fracturing process has surged dramatically since 2011, rising by...

A new study has revealed the volume of water that is used in each well to extract oil during the hydraulic fracturing process has surged dramatically since 2011, rising by...

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Chemical Additives that Prevent Pipes from Clogging may Release Harmful Bacteria
Dan DeBaun

A new study shows municipal chemical additives may increase the risk of harmful pathogens being released into drinking water as it weakens the grip that harmful bacteria, such as those...

A new study shows municipal chemical additives may increase the risk of harmful pathogens being released into drinking water as it weakens the grip that harmful bacteria, such as those...

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Intense Wildfires Impact Water Quality and Treatment Processes in Forested Watersheds
Dan DeBaun

Researchers are reporting that wildfires burning in forested watershed have the potential to negatively impact drinking water sources by releasing substances from soils, resulting in contamination.

Researchers are reporting that wildfires burning in forested watershed have the potential to negatively impact drinking water sources by releasing substances from soils, resulting in contamination.

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Improving the way in which Water Quality of Recreational Waterbodies is Measured and Monitored
Dan DeBaun

A new study published has shown that the concentration of enterococci are largely influenced by the amount of mammalian feces and particulate matter floating on the surface.

A new study published has shown that the concentration of enterococci are largely influenced by the amount of mammalian feces and particulate matter floating on the surface.