Katya Mosely remembers the exact moment it all began, a few years ago. Other Berkey owners lightheartedly referred to their own water regimens as “ridiculous,” “insane” and even “psycho.” Berkey’s stronghold here in L.A. makes sense. “It’s kind of its own unique filter,” says Tasha Stoiber, a senior scientist at Environmental Working Group, which has tested Berkey systems alongside other …
According to a recent study by ‘Ensuring Social Protection’ platform in anganwadis across five districts in Karnataka, only 46% of the centres had a functional toilet with regular water supply, whereas only 18.7% had a functional water filter for drinking water. Out of 315 centres, only 145 had functional toilets with regular water supply, while 66 centres had a functional …
BONDENI-JUA KALI, Kenya — As the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, dozens of women and men step out of their corrugated iron homes with yellow jerricans, skip over pools of sewage and make their way to a nearby water vending station. Water bucket filters are demonstrated by a member of the …
Can we take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals? Craig Fritz Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are working on a material that can absorb forever chemicals Nicknamed "forever chemicals", PFAS are ubiquitous. While another team at the University of California, Riverside, are using "deep UV" – extremely low wavelengths of ultraviolet light – to break PFAS down under ambient conditions …
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two western Michigan townships reached a tentative settlement with a footwear company in a federal lawsuit over contaminated water, officials announced Tuesday. The tentative deal between Plainfield and Algoma townships and Wolverine World Wide calls for the company to pay $69.5 million toward extending a municipal water system to about 1,000 homes. Additionally, the company would …
