“Dead Zones” Multiplying Fast, Coastal Water Study Says

15 08 2008

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“Dead zones” are on the rise, says a new study that identified stark growth in the number of coastal areas where the water has too little oxygen to sustain marine life.

There are now more than 400 known dead zones in coastal waters worldwide, compared to 305 in the 1990s, according to study author Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Those numbers are up from 162 in the 1980s, 87 in the 1970s, and 49 in the 1960s, Diaz said. In the 1910s, four dead zones had been identified.

Diaz and co-author Rutger Rosenberg, of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, said in a press release that dead zones are now “the key stressor on marine ecosystems” and

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A global map of “dead zones”—where coastal waters contain too little oxygen to sustain life—shows (as black dots) a concentration in the Northern Hemisphere, where human activity has had the most effect.

As of August 2008, there were more than 400 known “dead zones,” scientists said, up from just over 300 in the 1990s.

Image courtesy Science/AAAS



The Truth About Bottled Water

3 05 2008

Warning This Video Contains Language that Some May Find Offensive.

But it really hits home about bottled water. I think it is a must watch.

Of course I have my own opinion about bottled water. Enjoy the video.



BOTTLED WATER CONTAMINATION: AN OVERVIEW OF NRDC’S AND OTHERS’ SURVEYS

13 12 2007

Setting aside the question of whether bottled water is as pure as advertised, is the public’s view that bottled water is safer than tap water correct? Certainly the aggressive marketing by the bottled water industry would lead us to believe so.

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NRDC undertook a four-year, detailed investigation to evaluate the quality of bottled water. We reviewed published and unpublished literature and data sources, wrote to and interviewed by phone all 50 states asking for any surveys of bottled water quality they have conducted or were aware of, and interviewed experts from FDA. In addition, through three leading independent laboratories, we conducted “snapshot” testing of more than 1,000 bottles of water sold under 103 brand names.

What NRDC has found is in some cases reassuring and in others genuinely troubling. Read full article here

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Article submitted By: Juan Garces



Water Quality Investigation Related to Leukemia

14 11 2007

The link below will take you to a U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Nevada District Office.  The investigation is in response to a request by the Nevada Congressional delegation to the director of the USGS for an immediate study to quantify potential environmental vectors that might be related to the a cluster of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) in 13 children living in Fallon, Nevada.

Water Quality Investigation 

Submitted by Juan Garces

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Boiled Water From Lake Victoria Not Safe Enough

4 10 2007

During a conferece updating journalists on the state of the water in Lake Vicoria, Ms Maria Mutagamba, Uganda’s Minister for Water and Environment, stressed the importance of drinking treated, not merely boiled, water from Lake Victoria.

According to Ms. Mutagamba, “For drinking, use treated water. Boiling it alone is not enough. The moment you boil that blue green algae, you give it another character, whereas with our treatment [by National Water and Sewerage Cooperation] we contain it.”

According to researchers from the National Fisheries Research Institute, the bacteria that infest the water in Lake Victoria can cause not only liver damage, but also cancer and diarrhea to those individuals who drink untreated water from the lake.

For the full article, go to allAfrica.com

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World Water Crisis

17 08 2007

Admittedly, since summer started and my son has been home for the vacation, I haven’t been keeping up so well with water news. I’ve caught up on some news, and it has made me realize that we have so much to be thankful for. From water shortages in Turkey, to severe flooding in India, I cannot even comprehend living in such dire conditions.

Hospitals in Turkey have stopped accepting new patients, and are having tankers deliver one-hour supplies of water, even for operations.

Flooding in India has left people with very little drinking water, and no medical supplies.

Residents in San Bernardino County, California require drinking water. It’s not just abroad, but here, domestically, as well.

I am thankful for my Kangen Water unit. Firstly, because I am able to drink my tap water (which normally smells like like the local YMCA pool). Secondly, I am able to do my part in helping the environment by not using bottled water. In fact, my recycling can is only one-third full, compared to a year ago, when it would overflow with plastic gallon water bottles. So I know that I am doing my part, especially finding out that NY/NJ beaches are reporting a 96% increase in beach closures over last year, because of pollution.

Let’s make ourselves aware, and be thankful for the clean water we have to drink.

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Queensland to drink waste water

9 03 2007

People in the Australian state of Queensland will
soon have to start drinking water containing recycled sewage, the state
premier has warned.

Premier Peter Beattie said he had scrapped a referendum on the issue, because there was no longer a choice.

He also warned other Australian states might eventually have to do the same because of mounting water shortages.

Water is already recycled in places like Singapore and the UK, but the idea is still unpopular in Australia.

But the country is currently suffering from a severe
drought - the worst on record. Last week Prime Minister John Howard
declared water security to be the biggest challenge currently facing
Australia, and he announced a A$10bn ($7.7bn; £3.9bn) package to tackle
the problem.

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