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Study: Probable Carcinogen Found in 31 US Cities' Water Supplies

By Lauren FrayerDec 20th 2010 – 7:13AM

A potentially cancer-causing metal made famous by the movie "Erin Brockovich" has turned up in the tap water of 31 out of 35 American cities tested, according to a study that urges the government to adopt tougher standards for the nation's drinking water. The Environmental Working Group, an independent, Washington-based...

Opinion: 'Water' We Waiting For?

By David FaginJul 15th 2010 – 5:00AM
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Mario Tama, Getty Images

(July 15) -- It seems that with all the attention the Lebron James circus got last week, his announcement of which team he was picking should have been carried simultaneously by the three major networks instead of ESPN. After all, it seemed as important to us as the State of the Union. Around the same time the Lebron...

9 Unexpected Things Found in Drinking Water

By Dana ChivvisDec 8th 2009 – 4:16PM
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(Dec. 8) -- Charles Duhigg of The New York Times today delivered the latest unsettling news about the nation's water supply: It's not as clean as you might think. An analysis of federal data from the last five years revealed that more than 20 percent of the nation's water-treatment systems have broken provisions of the...

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Jef Holm's People Water Launches Brand New Donation Efforts — Exclusive

May 16th 2012 - 04:41PM

PeopleWater.com. Users can now learn all about People Water and the faces behind it and, most importantly, they can now participate in the company's Drop for Drop initiative.

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Evive Launches With $2M From Angels To Help Cure Our Addiction To Bottled Water

May 03rd 2012 - 03:12PM

While we all need water to survive, colleges and universities across the U.S. are betting that their students can survive without water of the bottled variety.

drinking water News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 Drinking water from the source Source: Daily Record - Parsippany NJ Im not a fan of garbage, Hutzley said, stating his preference for using five-gallon renewable, reusable, recyclable polycarbonate bottles.
  • 05/31/12 Arrowhead Water Releases Second Quarter Results Source: StockHouse CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/31/12 -- Arrowhead Water Products Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AWA) ("Arrowhead" or the "Company") reports its unaudited consolidated financial and operating results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2012.
  • 05/31/12 Cool Down Your Budget by Bringing Down Your Water Cost Source: Money Ning Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink – at least not for under a buck per bottle nowadays!
  • 05/31/12 Cap put on bottle ban Source: The Barrie Examiner Banning the sale of bottle water at city events dried up like a puddle in the desert.
  • 05/30/12 Boreal Water Collection is launching Leisure Time... Source: MacReportMedia.com May 30, 2012 – (OTC markets – Pinksheets : BRWC) Boreal Water Collection Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new Leisure Time sparkling water line.

Background on drinking water

Drinking water or potable water is water pure enough to be consumed or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm.

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