Archive For September, 2010
Stainless Steel Counter TopWater Filter If you find your self reading this, then you may just have some smelly water showing up at your house, too… and no one likes smelly water! Yuck! For the folks in Evansville, IN, above average temperatures and low river levels have resulted in an abnormally high amount of algae [...]
Recently people have started asking if we knew of any devices that could produce water of the same caliber as water from a Brita Water Pitcher, 3M Filtrete Filter Pitcher or a Culligan Water Pitcher Filter… but in greater quantities. After a bit of searching we came across a product called the Cuisinart CleanWater Countertop [...]
Earlier this year we wrote about a residential neighborhood called the Acreage in Florida because of the unusually high incident rate of cancer and tumors in children living in the area. At one point residents and officials suspected that radon may have played a part in making people ill (Radon a Suspect in Florida Tumor [...]
We recently received an email from ‘Tyler’ who asked… It looks like your Tester will test for Fluoride but on the actual page it doesn’t say that it Does? I specifically want a Device that measure Fluoride levels. Do you have this or does this 199$ machine do this? This question, we believe, came in [...]
Over the past month or so we have posted a few blog entries talking about the practice of ‘fracking’ (hydraulic fracturing) and what some people believe it could do to the quality of water in surrounding areas. Past ‘Fracking’ Articles Fracking Oil Well Springs Unexpected Leak — Ground Water Getting Tested USEPA Finds Methane and [...]
Ultraviolet light disrupts the DNA structure of bacteria and other living organisms (aka: organic contaminants) sometimes found in drinking water. Cooler temperatures in water storage tanks contained in water coolers can create ideal conditions for biofilms and other types of ‘slime’ to build up and reproduce — especially since the water also contains no sort [...]
While neither iron, manganese nor hydrogen sulfide pose a ‘serious’ health risk in most cases when found in drinking water, they certainly do fall in the nuisance family. Iron and manganese can ruin loads of laundry, clog plumbing and leave stains on fixtures. Hydrogen sulfide in water just plain… stinks like rotten eggs. Hydrogen Sulfide [...]
Though it may get redundant, we will continue to post articles about water quality and a technique called hydraulic fracturing (also known as ‘fracking’) used to drill for oil. Many people have grave concerns that the process may cause permanent and irreparable damage to the environment. Some folks in North Dakota know all too well [...]