We found volatile organic compounds that really shouldn't be in water,' Scott Smith said. 'Dioxins bioaccumulate in your body, they don't go away.' ...

Groundwater is a vital resource for billions, crucial for drinking, agriculture, and industry. However, its quality, ...

Macon has been celebrated for quality drinking water and distribution. Here’s what the staff says makes it good.

Your tap water may have more contaminants and microplastics than you realize, but the best water filters can reduce your ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: In a recent piece on Asheville’s water ...

The San Antonio Water System's desalination system turns salty water from the Wilcox Aquifer into clean drinking water.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has identified a 2nd chemist who allegedly "manipulated quality control data" in water tests. It has paused water testing at the State Lab.

Fecal contamination of clean water can be detected via microbial source tracking, a method that identifies specific ...

Two years after receiving a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UMass Lowell researchers provided an ...

A new blood test might ... Elevated PEth levels tracked closely with a person's liver disease scores, researchers found. However, people's self-reports regarding their drinking did not strongly ...

More than 4,600 adults participated in these studies, which included testing for PEth, self-reported alcohol use and measurements of liver damage. Elevated PEth levels tracked closely with a person’s ...