Source Water Contamination
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New Jersey Adopts Stricter PFAS Limits For Drinking Water
6/9/2020
One of the most highly populated states in the country will be adopting stricter standards to limit the presence of a particularly pervasive class of drinking water contaminant.
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Researchers On Verge Of Solving Some Pesky Water Problems
5/15/2020
The world faces a lingering, widespread health crisis as the flow of antibiotics into the environment gives rise to “superbug” diseases that don’t respond to medications. While scientists across the globe are busy studying the issue, South Korean researchers claim to have found a cost-effective method for removing antibiotics from water that also addresses plastic waste.
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White House Steps In To Weaken EPA PFAS Regulation
5/5/2020
The White House has reportedly taken steps to diminish a rule proposed by the U.S. EPA to curb the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), one of the country’s most prevalent and contentious drinking water contaminants.
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NJDEP Approves Much Stronger PFAS Limits Than EPA
4/15/2020
In a move that may set new precedent for water treatment operations around the country, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has pushed to step up regulation around one of the country’s most insidious contaminants.
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Latest Military Tally Sees 50 Percent Spike In PFAS Contamination
3/26/2020
Anyone following the drinking water treatment space — and many of those who are not — are aware that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminate much of the nation’s source water.
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Minnesota's Nitrate Problem Is Getting Worse
3/11/2020
Nitrates are naturally occurring compounds that find their way into drinking water via groundwater in several benign ways.
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Will Mark Ruffalo Become The PFAS Erin Brockovich?
2/25/2020
In the fight against drinking water contamination, water systems and consumers can often use all the help they can get. As communities in North Carolina wrestle with elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), so-called “forever chemicals” found in water across the country and linked to devastating health effects, that has come in the form of some star power.
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Coronavirus Prompts North Korea To Test Source Water, Wastewater Quality
2/19/2020
With the outbreak of coronavirus in mainland China spreading despite efforts to contain it, a neighbor appears to be concerned about how the pandemic will affect regional source water and wastewater.
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Ohio Targets Nonpoint Pollution With Toxic Algae Incentive Program
2/4/2020
Source water contaminated with toxic algae has forced communities in Ohio to institute a drinking water ban, shut down a treatment plant, and grant Lake Erie legal rights usually reserved for human beings. Now, in an effort to curb the problem once and for all, state officials are targeting the root cause.
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New Movie May be Harbinger Of PFAS Litigation
2/1/2020
Two decades ago, the public was captivated by Julia Roberts’ portrayal of Erin Brockovich, a film about a struggling single mother who goes after big energy for polluting groundwater with hexavalent chromium. When the dust settled, the result was a class-action lawsuit settlement for more than $300 million.