Although it may seem like we have an infinite supply of water, the truth is that drinkable water is a shrinking commodity. In fact, in the next fifty years, freshwater is set to decrease by over 30%, due to a combination of rapid population growth and alarming changes in weather patterns. But slowly, awareness is [...]
Q: I was wondering how toxic chlorine in drinking water is, because my well water was just chlorinated yesterday and today the smell is still strong. I have a 4-year-old daughter and I’m concerned. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), chlorine levels of four parts per million or below in drinking water—whether from [...]
The average home of 25’ X 40’ sheds over 600 gallons of water per hour during a typical rainfall. Can you imagine how much rainwater could have been harvested during the recent super-storms? Consider why you would want to harvest rainwater: Do you want to have an easy and accessible way to water your garden, [...]
Need another reason to drink whiskey? I don’t, really, but if I did now I have a good one – the by-product of the distillation process could provide clean drinking water to the millions around the world who go without it. Dr. Leigh Cassidy from Aberdeen University and Professor Graeme Paton developed the system called [...]
Q: What is currently being done in the U.S. to keep groundwater safe? Keeping fresh water safe and abundant is a challenge for all societies. In the U.S., about half of the country’s drinking water comes from groundwater sources. Many rural areas derive all of their drinking water from groundwater, which also provides 40 percent [...]
