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The complete home water quality test kit
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., innovators of test strip technology, unveils the redesigned Complete Home Water Quality Test Kit, the first water quality test kit that lives up to its name. The Complete Home Water Quality Test Kit (481199) tests 13 common water parameters valued at over $350 (approximate laboratory costs). The Kit uses safe and accurate recognized test methods any homeowner can ...
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AWWA urges consumers to identify lead service lines in their homes during Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are highlighting the importance of identifying lead service lines in consumers’ homes. If consumers live in a home with a lead service line, they may be at risk of exposure. Consumers are encouraged to identify whether or not they have a lead service line by hiring a licensed ...
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Michigan undertaking plan to determine if Flint water safe
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has undertaken a five-part strategy to determine whether Flint's water, which has become contaminated with lead, is safe to drink. The state said the plan to try to ensure that drinking water no longer is tainted with lead includes residential water testing, school testing, food service and restaurant provider testing, blood testing and overall ...
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1 month after spill, West Virginians wary of water
More than a month after chemicals seeped into West Virginia's biggest water supply, Jeanette Maddox would rather bundle up, drive to a shopping center parking lot and fill jugs of water from the spigot of a tanker truck than trust the tap in her kitchen. This is Maddox's new routine three times a week, what she considers a necessary burden to feel safe drinking water, cooking with it and making ...
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Mexico City is the least affordable capital city for drinking water, ‘Affordability Index’ reveals
12 October 2017 - The results of the 2017 Global Water Tariff Survey’s ‘Affordability Index, published last month by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) and the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), have revealed that Mexico City residents spend around 3.71% of their household income on water bills, well above the 3% affordability threshold advised by the UNDP. The results are based on data ...
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BlueConduit and SimpleLab team up to find and remove lead from U.S. drinking water
A new water quality alliance between BlueConduit and SimpleLab will enable water utilities and engineering consultants to meet their water testing requirements and inventory lead service lines through a more cost-effective and efficient process. “BlueConduit and SimpleLab share aligned goals: protecting public health and increasing trust in tap water. Solutions to these challenges ...
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Deadly Amoeba Naegleria fowleri Found in Louisiana Tap Water
According to the Los Angeles Times, Naegleria fowleri, has been detected in the Louisiana homes of two people who died in 2011 from primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. The two victims reportedly fell ill after clearing their nasal passages with neti pots containing salt water. Health teams inspected the victim’s homes to test water samples for Naegleria fowleri, but in both cases their ...
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EPA update on yellowstone river oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline), Week 1
On July 6th EPA issued ExxonMobil an administrative order instructing them to provide information on the circumstances of the spill, conduct appropriate recovery and remediation actions, and perform ongoing environmental sampling. The order also requires ExxonMobil to provide a work plan which is currently being reviewed by the state of Montana, EPA, and other agency partners. Once approved, the ...
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Michigan pledges $1M for filters, steps to help city`s water
A cash-strapped Michigan city that broke away from Detroit's water system to save money last year is now getting at least $1 million from the state for home water filters amid complaints that its new system, which taps a local river, is linked to increased lead levels in children's blood. Gov. Rick Snyder announced the funds for Flint on Friday, a day after local health officials declared a ...
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New eXact® Micro 7+ photometer
New eXact® Micro 7+ photometer Accurate, fast and easy water field testingIndustrial Test Systems, Inc. (ITS), manufacturer of accurate colorimetric water test kits, introduces its latest handheld photometer: the eXact® Micro 7+. Using a patented method, its ideal for residential, commercial, and municipal water testing, the Micro 7+ reads these parameters directly: Total Alkalinity; Bromine; ...
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July 7 update on federal response to silvertip pipeline oil spill near Billings, Montana
At approximately 11:00 PM on Friday, July 1 a break occurred in a 12-inch pipeline owned by ExxonMobil that resulted in a spill of crude oil into the Yellowstone River approximately 20 miles upstream of Billings, Montana. According to the company’s estimates, 1,000 barrels of oil entered the river, which is in flood stage, before the pipeline was cut off. EPA’s primary concern is ...
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New eXact Micro 7+ Photometer
Industrial Test Systems, Inc. (ITS), manufacturer of accurate colorimetric water test kits, introduces its latest handheld patented colorimeter: the eXact Micro 7+. Ideal for residential, commercial, and municipal water testing, the Micro 7+ reads 9 parameters directly: Alkalinity; Bromine; Calcium Hardness; Free Chlorine; Total Chlorine; Copper; Ozone; Permanganate; pH and Transmission. ...
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AWWA encourages consumers to check and fix leaks during Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are encouraging homeowners to check and fix leaks inside and outside the home. Consumers are encouraged to quickly and efficiently fix leaks in and around their homes to prevent water waste. To test for leaks inside, customers should shut off everything connected to water and ...
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Coffeyville Mops Up
COFFEYVILLE, Kansas, July 6, 2007 (ENS) - In Coffeyville, the floodwater is receding, leaving oil and mud behind. The oil is residue from a 42,000 gallon spill from the Coffeyville Resources Refinery that occurred Sunday when rising waters breeched a protective levee. Damage to the Coffeyville water treatment plant has shut it down and bottled water is being delivered under the supervision of ...
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Dartmouth researchers evaluate rice as a source of fetal arsenic exposure
A study just published by a Dartmouth team of scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) advances our understanding of the sources of human exposure to arsenic and focuses attention on the potential for consuming harmful levels of arsenic via rice. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and in elevated concentrations it can be harmful to human health. Common in ...
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5 Reasons to Test Your Well Water
A lot of us know that we should test our water when we notice a problem with it. Three of the most common problems are when the water gives off a bad smell, is discolored or leaves behind stains. However do you realize that some problems you may be facing such as gastrointestinal upsets, dry skin, or even hardness may be a sign that there is something wrong with your water? Most dangerous ...
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Statement from EPA administrator Jackson regarding her meeting with 10 U.S. senators on Chromium-6 (DC)
Yesterday, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson met with Senators Richard Durbin (IL), Mark Kirk (IL), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Bob Casey (PA), Ben Nelson (NE), Bill Nelson (FL), Daniel Akaka (HI), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Jeff Bingaman (NM), and Jeff Merkley (OR) to brief them on the issue of chromium-6 in drinking water as it relates to this week’s Environmental Working Group (EWG) report. The ...
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