Archive For November, 2009

Legally Issued Permit Allows Polluter to Dump Metals Into the River

By | November 14, 2009

Though designed to protect the environment and everything in it, sometimes environmental laws fall short of that goal and actually allow very bad things to happen — such as the unlimited discharging of wastewater containing dissolved metals, and probably several other environmentally unsafe things, from a power plant in Tennessee into the Clinch River.
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Dangerous Bacteria Level Cover Up?

By | November 13, 2009

Conspiracy theorists always speculate that government officials sworn to protect them would gladly trade the health and welfare of any and everyone for a dollar and a donut. Stories like this next one involving public health officials willfully withholding information about potentially dangerous levels of bacteria in the water at popular beaches until after a [...]

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eXact Micro 7+ Replacement Bottles

By | November 12, 2009

Looking for a verstile, lightweight, waterproof water quality testing meter? Need an EPA Compliant testing meter for chlorine testing?
Introducing a new photometer using a patented method and technologies that offer faster, safer, easier, and more precise water testing.
The eXact Micro 7+ offers seven modes which provide direct read capabilities for Total Alkalinity, Bromine, Calcium Hardness, [...]

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Concern Over Arsenic Levels in Tap Water (Michigan)

By | November 9, 2009

We recently came across an article on a TV news station’s web site describing how the Michigan news station had decided to take sample of the local drinking water to a water testing laboratory for testing.
According to the article, residents in the area have a particular interest in finding out if the arsenic levels in [...]

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Legionnaire’s Disease Can Spread Through the Air

By | November 7, 2009

While not always fatal, a condition known as Legionnaire’s Disease has taken lives in the past and can, at the very least, make people very ill.
The waterborne Legionella pathogen that causes typically treatable but potentially fatal Legionnaire’s disease is found in domestic drinking water systems, cooling towers, evaporative condensers and decorative fountains. Other contained systems [...]

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Question: What is EPA Limit for Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water?

By | November 6, 2009

We’d like to thank “Trinity” for asking the following question about trihalomethane levels in drinking water:
“In school we recently learned that chlorine added to drinking water by water treatment facilities reacts with organic contaminants in the water and forms harmful compounds called trihalomethanes. Does the EPA have a guidleine which limits the amount of trihalomethanes [...]

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Treated Wastewater Seeps Into Well Water

By | November 4, 2009

Most people like to believe that raw sewage treated by the city will get discharged far, far away from the location where their drinking water comes from. A somewhat recent article posted in a Missouri publication described a real-life situation in Columbia, Missouri where elevated chloride levels in area wells indicated the likely infiltration of [...]

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Waterproof Flashlights

By | November 3, 2009

Waterproof flashlights really come in handy when changing a car tire at night during a rainstorm, trying to fix plumbing problems under the sink or at night, walking the family dog on a cold, rainy night, or pretty much any time that a person needs to see in an moist environment. So for those times [...]

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You Might Have Arsenic in Your Drinking Water?

By | November 3, 2009

Once again an article has surfaced that raises the question, “Is there arsenic in your drinking water?” This time the Salisbury Post, a regional newspaper in North Carolina, gives a brief overview of where arsenic comes from and the risks associated with arsenic exposure.
While not the most in-depth article we have ever seen on the [...]

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Testing for Alcohol — Single Use Breathalyzers

By | November 2, 2009

With the Holiday Season fast approaching, and the likelihood of people coming over to visit for a party where you may serve alcohol, the need for on-the-spot alcohol testing rises dramatically. At this time of year more people drink and drive than at any other time of the year. Protect your guests from themselves and [...]

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