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Highest radiation levels to date at Fukushima
In a devastating blow to the people of Japan, Tepco announced today that the highest readings yet (up to 4,000 millisieverts per hour at reactor No. 1) were recorded inside the Fukushima reactor. This announcement comes on the heals of … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster Relief, Environmental, Fukushima nuclear accident, News, Radiation in water, Radioactivity, World
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Bottled Water Prices Rising
Nestles Waters North America increased bottled water prices by nearly 10% last month in response to soaring plastic costs. It’s the first price increase in almost a decade. It’s no surprise that plastic, made from petroleum, is rising in cost. … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, News, Products, Water, World
Tagged bottled water, cost of plastics, drinking water, high capacity water filter, highwater filters, safe drinking water, water filter, water filters, water purification
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Should Lithium be Added to Drinking Water to Prevent Suicide?
This idea seems crazy to me, but studies have shown that drinking water with trace amounts of lithium has been linked to lower rates of suicide. A recent study conducted at the University of Vienna in Austria, compared suicide … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Environmental, News, Water, World
Tagged drinking water, lithium in drinking water, suicide prevention, water purification
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Affordable Paper Filter using Silver Nano-particles Effective Water Treatment
This is huge folks. I just read about a group of researchers at McGill University in Montreal who developed an inexpensive, point of use water filter that is effective against bacteria that cause illnesses like giardiasis and cholera. From Environmental … Continue reading
E.P.A. Ramps Down Radiation Monitoring in U.S… Huh?
While dangerous events at the Fukushima and other Japanese nuclear reactors are far from over, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cut back radiation monitoring to pre-tsunami levels. One has to wonder what the bleep are they thinking??? … Continue reading
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Tagged drinking water, Fukushima, japan, radiation, radiation monitoring, radioactive, sendai, water filter, water filters, water purification
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