The world is facing a global water quality crisis. Continuing population growth and urbanization, rapid industrialization, and expanding and intensifying food production are all putting pressure on water resources and increasing the unregulated or illegal discharge of contaminated water within and beyond national borders.  Continue Reading..

Learn about water scarcity: what is it, and where is it? This short YouTube video from FAO Water helps to explain the issue.  Continue Reading..

An overwhelming smell of chlorine in a swimming pool is caused by chloramines. Fortunately, ultraviolet light both disinfects the water and breaks up cloramines.  Continue Reading..

In Canape-Vert, on the outskirts of Port au Prince, Haitians assemble to collect fresh water. It's one of the many spontaneous settlements that was created right after the earthquake. UNICEF and its partners have established more than a hundred water distribution points across the city.  Continue Reading..

WEFTEC 2009 - Dr. Rakesh Govind introduces PRD Tech's odor control and VOC emissions solutions before introducing John Viali of Florida Aquastore and Bob Leacock of Jacobs Engineering who discuss the installation of the company's membrane degasifier system for solving a hydrogen sulfide tank corrosion problem at Fort Drum, FL.  Continue Reading..

Doug Johnson of Emerson's Power & Water Solutions group discusses the many threats to water security and how Emerson is working to strengthen water infrastructure security through its Ovation Security Center.  Continue Reading..

Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. A video demo from TEDGlobal 2009.  Continue Reading..

NTDTV reports on a looming water shortage in northern India. The delay in monsoon rains is to blame for the severe shortage of water.  Continue Reading..