Washington, DC - Members of Congress received information today from the Water Quality Association about methods to help ensure safe well water, as a new study revealed the extent of contamination in the nation’s ground water.
WQA attended a congressional briefing sponsored by the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) National Water Quality Assessment Program and the Water [...]
More than 20 percent of private domestic wells sampled nationwide contain at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
About 43 million people - or 15 percent of the Nation’s population - use drinking water from private wells, which are not regulated by the [...]
Although perhaps the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century was the disinfection of water, a recent study now shows that the chemicals used to purify the water we drink and use in swimming pools react with organic material in the water yielding toxic consequences.
University of Illinois geneticist Michael Plewa said that disinfection by-products [...]