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Germany Installing Drinking Water Fountains to Combat Heat Waves.
According to the Federal government they are planning to increase the water Fountains due to increase of warming environment in German cities. The installation of public fountain has other environment beneficial as well.
Due to the Installation of water fountains outside berlin it helps...
New Warnings on 'Forever Chemicals' in Drinking Water Issued by the US
The US Environmental Protection Agency issued new cautions on Wednesday about "forever chemicals," which are manmade contaminants found in drinking water. The poisons can be dangerous even at undetectable levels, according to the EPA.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, or PFA...
The Unknown Effects of the Forever-Chemical PFAS, Found in Drinking Water Near the Yakima Training Center
In January, tests were conducted on 86 drinking water wells of private properties, by the US army. These properties were the next-door neighbors to the Yakima Training Center. The tests confirmed that 30 wells were serving 44 homes and that exceeded the health advisory levels of the environmental...
The Floods in Eastern Australia to Contaminate the Drinking Water
In response, health authorities are urging people to conserve drinking water, which has already led to one bottle shop in the state capital of Brisbane offering free ice to thirsty residents.
As most of eastern Australia fights with the devastating floods, a warning was given out by an ...
Europe to Ensure Zero Pollution in Drinking Water
The European Commission has ruled today that drinking water needs to be monitored closely to check for the presence of two compounds, beta-estradiol, and nonylphenol) that disrupt the endocrine system. The Commission has set the first “watch list” of chemicals in drinking water that n...
US Drinking Water Will be Tested for 29 PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States has issued a regulation on 20th December that US utilities have to monitor their supply of drinking water for the presence of twenty-nine per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The regulation is applicable from 2023 to 2025.
...UK PROVIDES £27 M TO STERILISE DRINKING WATER IN GHANA
HIGHLIGHTS
- Aqua Africa is getting loan worth £ 27 million from UKEF.
- Aqua Africa will use these grants for financing clean energy project.
- The clean energy is meant to be solar powered technology that would to deliver five liters of w...
The climate crisis is intertwined with militarism
THE worldwide movement for environmental justice is deliberately intersectional, demonstrating how global warming is linked to problems like race, poverty, migration, and public health. However, one region closely related to the climate crisis is militarism, which receives little attention. Here are...
Presence of microplastics in drinking water: Scientists draw attention to a massive environmental challenge
Research study conducted by the team at the University of Surrey and at Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials has drawn attention to the harmful consequences of plastics found in the water streams. The breaking down of these into tiny particles is affecting our aquatic and health systems, claims...