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18 hours ago ago from India News
Pure water is one of the world’s most precious natural resources. With much of India’s population denied access to safe drinking water, the delivery of safe, convenient and affordable water purification is one of the biggest social and technological challenges in the country today. Responding to this challenge, Tata Chemicals today unveils ‘Tata Swach’ a unique and innovative water purifier. Requiring no energy or running water to ...
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12 hours ago ago from The Crone Speaks
My, oh my. Water treatment plants have been violating the Safe Driking Water Act over the last 5 years, according to an investigation by the New York Times. More than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. That law requires communities to deliver safe tap water to local residents. ...
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19 hours ago ago from memoirs on a rainy day
One of the annoying things of living in Taiwan is that the tap water isn't safe to drink. We buy filtered water. Homes have filtering system installed as well, making tap water safe, but our apartment lacks them. It seems like buying bottled water to drink is also a safe precaution to take in the US, as millions are drinking dirty water. The NYT reports . {via df } Posted in asides, news Tagged: asides, health, news, NYT, USA, water
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18 hours ago ago from skippy the bush kangaroo
or...uhm...maybe not. more than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the safe drinking water act over the last five years, according to a new york times analysis of federal data. that law requires communities to deliver safe tap water to local residents. but since 2004, the water provided to more than 49 million people has contained illegal concentrations of chemicals like arsenic or ...
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BBC News - Water shortages forge huge market
18 hours ago ago from BBC
By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Mumbai In Mumbai, trucks delivering water to those who can pay are common The heat is scorching as the young woman knocks on the window of my taxi, though rather than begging for cash she points at my water bottle, then to her mouth. In a city where clean water has become a commodity that is delivered to the highest bidder, the poor often have to go ...
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6 hours ago ago from WalletPop
The New York Times today ran a troubling story about the nation's drinking water supply, reporting that as many as 19 million Americans get sick from drinking tap water from regulated water systems each year. It reports that more than 20% of the 54,700 U.S. water treatment systems have reported illegal levels of chemicals, radioactive substances or bacteria in the past five years, yet of these only 6% were ever punished. An EPA ...
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11 hours ago ago from Good News Now
WASHINGTON -A federal official says the Environmental Protection Agency will unveil new policies on Tuesday designed to improve the enforcement of safe drinking water laws in small water systems nationwide. The new policies will bring new attention to school systems that have repeatedly violated safe drinking water requirements. The changes come as a Senate committee examines factors that have contributed to unsafe levels of lead and other ...
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19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
nytimes.com : More than 20 percent of the nation's water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data. Read the whole story: nytimes.com
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