In spite of good progress in water hygiene during the recent decades, contaminated water still causes millions of diseases every year. Most of these diseases are caused by enteric viruses, and better ...

Having safe drinking water is vital for public health, but traditional methods of disinfection cause their own environmental problems. Chlorine is cheap and easy to use in centralized water systems, ...

TEXARKANA -- Beginning Wednesday, Texarkana Water Utilities will temporarily change its drinking water disinfection method. For six to eight weeks, Texarkana Water Utilities will use chlorine only, ...

Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated how small shocks of electricity may be used to disinfect water. If the technology they developed was integrated into centralized water ...

Boil advisories are put in place as a result of water main breaks that could potentially lead to contamination.

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. One of the top survival priorities in an emergency is to find and disinfect enough drinking water to supply your needs. Whether your crisis ...

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry researchers at the University of South Carolina measured disinfection by-products in bottled water, with total disinfection by-products ranging from 0.01–22.4 ...

This extra reactive oxygen atom splits apart during breakdown, releasing energy and creating oxygen and water molecules. Because of this special chemical characteristic, hydrogen peroxide has strong ...

COLUMBIA - The drinking water will start to taste a little different in Columbia starting Wednesday. The city is changing its disinfection method from chloramine to chlorine. Connie Kacprowicz, ...

TEXARKANA -- Beginning Wednesday, Texarkana Water Utilities will temporarily change its drinking water disinfection method. For six to eight weeks, TWU will use chlorine only, known as "free chlorine, ...