Drinking Water Videos

  1. Resource Revolution: The Energy/Water Nexus In Unconventional Oil & Gas - Highlights 4/29/2015

    GE partnered with the Wharton School's Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) for an industry leaders' discussion about the energy/water nexus in unconventional oil & gas production.

  2. Robots Might Help Prevent Toxic Mine Spills 2/6/2018

    Scientists are developing robots that might someday be able to creep through the pitch-black mines to help prevent spills. A 2015 spill from Colorado’s Gold King Mine unleashed 3 million gallons of water that fouled rivers in three states with toxins.

  3. Kate Orff: Reviving New York's Rivers -- With Oysters! 12/7/2018

    Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean — thus driving even more innovation in "oyster-tecture." Orff shares her vision for an urban landscape that links nature and humanity for mutual benefit.

  4. We Are All Vulnerable To The Effects Of Water Pollution 9/17/2018

    Dr. Jamie Dewitt explains her research in Phamacology and Toxicology and why water pollution might pose a problem no matter where you are.

  5. Aqua Wants You To Know The 411 On Lead Exposure 5/11/2017

    Aqua wants you to know the 411 on lead exposure

  6. Bill Gates and Jimmy Drink Poop Water 1/23/2015

    Bill Gates challenges Jimmy to taste test water from the Omniprocessor, which turns sewage into clean drinking water.

  7. Science Safeguards Drinking Water From Harmful Algal Blooms 6/12/2015

    Toxins from harmful algal blooms are increasingly contaminating source waters, as well as the drinking water treatment facilities that source waters supply. EPA researchers are helping the treatment facilities find safe, cost effective ways to remove the toxins and keep your drinking water safe.

  8. Engineers Design New Lead Detector For Water 12/22/2016

    New sensor offers continuous monitoring, immediate detection of lead.

  9. Video: YSI Professional Plus Multiparameter Meter 9/2/2011
    This video gives an overview of the features and benefits of the YSI Professional Plus, or Pro Plus, handheld multiparameter water quality instrument.
  10. The Big Empty: Rural America's Drinking Water Crisis 6/20/2017

    O’Brien, Texas is just one of thousands of small communities in the United States that struggle to find the resources to ensure that the water coming out of the tap is safe to drink. The recent budget proposal by the Trump administration will only make matters worse. Watch this documentary short produced by Tom Rosenberg and Earth Institute fellow Madison Condon details one shrinking town’s drinking water crisis.