Drain on water
World​ faces a 40% shortfall in water in 15 years unless countries dramatically change their use of the resource, says UN.
World​ faces a 40% shortfall in water in 15 years unless countries dramatically change their use of the resource, says UN.
New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. Contaminated water poses an increased risk for infection in immunocompromised patients.
'Energy and water' is the key focus of the World Water Week that is being staged this week in Stockholm, Sweden, the home of Bluewater.
German researchers in a study last year found over 24,500 chemicals in bottled water. And, apparently, some of those chemicals can act like potent pharmaceuticals in our body.
Study shows mice exposed to arsenic in drinking water developed lung cancer