I was shocked to learn, that in January of 1974, one research technician at the Houston Medical Center learned first-hand the importance of the pipes that carry ultra pure water. Each workday she counted on the pure water piped into the research laborator...

Let me tell you a quick story... The present-day quest for new sources of energy revives memories of a search for pure water technology. That search took place in the 1950s, when scientists and engineers looked for a way to remove salt from sea water. ...

There are supposed to be a number of mineral water benefits, in relation to your health, but the truth of these claims is questionable. Advertisements concerning the glories of mineral revitalization water purification systems are particularly questionabl...

Home drinking water purification systems are an important safety net. The public drinking water purification system is not always "safe", even when the Annual Water Quality Report shows that it meets all Environmental Protection Agency Requirements. Fe...

The water purification process used by a treatment facility varies. In order to explain water purification in its entirety, visual aids are helpful, but as with many other scientific procedures, you can think of it as a circle. Where to begin on that circ...

Many people wonder is mineral water healthy. We have seen questions about a highly advertised product, natural mineral water H20. We hope to address some of these questions here. Natural mineral water H20 is described as natures very own sports drink....

Water purification technology is a complicated subject. All that we are really going to cover here are some of the methods of water purification in the public and private sectors. Most treatment facilities go through many steps before they send anything t...

Before anyone can answer that question, "What makes water pure?" he or she needs to learn how the questioner views the concept of water purity. Not everyone has the same expectations from water that is said to be "pure" water. In some situations, such as ...

I was shocked after reading about this. As Seattle school children began the 2003-2004 school year, school officials in Seattle wrestled with a problem. Testing performed on the water at the City's public schools had uncovered the presence of lead in that...

Have you read about this recently? In the late spring of 2008, another investigative "tool" landed on Mars. Scientists hoped that by putting this new device on Mars, they could expand their search for pure water, somewhere on the red planet. Scientific th...

Let me tell you a quick story. In 2006, news reports contained information about an investment made by The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). By partnering with a maker of water filtration devices, CGI planned to distribute tap water purifiers to large segm...

Last year, a salesman peddling tap water filters would have seen little reason to visit a New York City restaurant. Federal authorities had proclaimed that the city water in New York had a purity that was almost unmatched throughout the world. Restaurant ...

When seeking an answer to the question "What does tap water contain?" one benefits from a broad knowledge of geography and geology. That fact should not surprise those who are familiar with the water cycle, and with the path that water takes to the sea. ...

The American society took its first step toward dependence on tap water filtration systems back in the 1890s. At that time, cities wanted to do-away with the chances that city residents might develop cholera or typhoid. City leaders knew that they had to ...

Why do residents of the United States need to worry about tap water chemicals the no one can see? Does the U.S. government not mandate the testing of water sources, in order to eliminate the dangers of tap water? Yes, the U.S, Environmental Protection Age...