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  • The Connection Between the Climate Emergency and Tap Water Quality

    Picture this: You grab a glass or reusable bottle, turn the faucet on, and eagerly await that refreshing sip of water. But what if we told you that climate change is jeopardizing our access to clean tap water and posing risks to its quality? As global temperatures rise and weather patterns become increasingly erratic, the impact on our drinking water grows more apparent in developing and industria

  • What's in your bath water?

    ​U.S. website ​whatsinmywater.com warns people they need to be cautious about what may be getting into their tap water and could potentially threaten health and wellbeing.

  • Nightmare Bacteria' Discovered At SoCal Sewage Plant Wastewater

    News reports from California tell how so-called “nightmare bacteria” capable of killing almost half of its victims has been found in a wastewater treatment plant in Southern California - and, the scary thing is that sewage plants seem unable to kill it with existing chemicals.

  • A tap full of worms...

    ​We've heard of a can of worms, but what about a tap full of worms?

  • Hospital water taps contaminated with bacteria

    New research finds significantly higher levels of infectious pathogens in water from faucet taps with aerators compared to water from deeper in the plumbing system. Contaminated water poses an increased risk for infection in immunocompromised patients.

  • World Water Week Kicks Off In Stockholm

    'Energy and water' is the key focus of the World Water Week that is being staged this week in Stockholm, Sweden, the home of Bluewater.