drinking water

Tainted China water sickens 450

admin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:26:24 -0500

About 450 people fall ill in southern China after drinking water contaminated by a metal factory, state media report.

EPA won't limit rocket fuel in drinking water

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:33:23 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has fouled public water supplies around the country....

Arsenic Linked to Diabetes

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:06:13 -0500

Inorganic arsenic may be a factor in diabetes, according to a new study. Thirteen million Americans are exposed to unsafe levels of inorganic arsenic through their drinking water.

EPA urges Great Lakes residents not to flush old meds

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:20:16 -0500

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- With trace amounts of pharmaceuticals showing up in the drinking water of major cities, authorities are encouraging consumers around the Great Lakes to drop off leftover and expired medicine at collection centers....

Senators rip EPA over lack of knowledge on drugs in water

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:24:09 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency was lambasted during a Senate hearing Tuesday for allowing the American public to learn that traces of pharmaceuticals are in much of the nation's drinking water from an Associated Press investigative series, not the federal government....

Evidence lacking on health benefits of drinking lots of water

admin — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals that most supposed benefits are not backed by solid evidence. The findings indicate that most people do not need to worry about drinking their recommended 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water per day. The editorial is published in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.