Having safe drinking water is vital for public health, but traditional methods of disinfection cause their own environmental problems. Chlorine is cheap and easy to use in centralized water systems, ...

In spite of good progress in water hygiene during the recent decades, contaminated water still causes millions of diseases every year. Most of these diseases are caused by enteric viruses, and better ...

TEXARKANA -- Beginning Wednesday, Texarkana Water Utilities will temporarily change its drinking water disinfection method. For six to eight weeks, TWU will use chlorine only, known as "free chlorine, ...

Solar water disinfection (SODIS) represents a sustainable and low-cost approach to improving water quality in areas with limited infrastructure. By harnessing the synergistic effects of ultraviolet ...

Scientists at Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated how small shocks of electricity may be used to disinfect water. If the technology they developed was integrated into centralized water ...

The temporary change is part of an annual effort to ensure safe drinking water through "proactive" action. West Palm Beach's Public Utilities Department will switch from its current chloramine ...

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The City of Odessa will temporarily change the method used to disinfect the water supply May 31 through June 29. Residents may notice a bleach or chlorine like smell in the water, but it is nothing to ...

This extra reactive oxygen atom splits apart during breakdown, releasing energy and creating oxygen and water molecules. Because of this special chemical characteristic, hydrogen peroxide has strong ...

A water disinfectant created on the spot using just hydrogen and the air around us is millions of times more effective at killing viruses and bacteria than traditional commercial methods, according to ...