Below is everything (newest at top) with "life+health+food+water" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereHOW TO SECURE YOUR WATER SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCIESfrom 2022 in ( life / health / water / tech )
Treat the water with bleach once a month. This will help prevent algae growth. All you need is 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of water, or 2 to 4 tablespoons for a 55-gallon barrel. Beneficial microbes can also be used in lieu of bleach. One such product is Nutri-Life BAM3Test the pH of your water once a... read more
TUNISIANS MAKE GENERATOR THAT PRODUCES DRINKING WATER FROM THIN AIR...25 LITERS PER DAYfrom 2022 in ( life / health / water / tech )
A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus has designed and produced a product that is able to produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day. It is able to refine the water vapor in the air and...... read more
KOREAN RESEARCH TEAM MAY HAVE FOUND THE SECRET TO WATER DESALINIZATIONfrom 2021 in ( life / health / water )
Could the holy grail of turning salt water to drinkable water finally be upon us? A new report from Interesting Engineering seems to suggest that could be the case detailing a new nanofiber membrane developed by Yunchul Woo and his team at the Korea Institute of...... read more
WATER: MAKING THE MOST OF IT IN A DROUGHTfrom 2021 in ( life / health / water )
As irrigation districts and municipal suppliers cut water allocations in the'mega drought,' we must use strategies to maximize our use of each drop. In this talk, Christian introduces concepts from rainwater harvesting, greywater systems, sunken beds and earthworks, soil infiltration/holdin... read more
HUMANITY IS IN CONTROL OF MAJORITY OF THE EARTH'S FRESHWATER, AND IT'S A DAUNTING THOUGHTfrom 2021 in ( education / science / water )
In what many believe is an incredibly surprising fact, something has shifted in the natural world, and in an almost unimaginable scale at that. And what that is, is the...Humanity Is In Control Of Majority Of The Earths Freshwater, And Its A Daunting Thought appeared first...... read more
SUNLIGHT CAN TURN SEAWATER INTO CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN MINUTESfrom 2020 in ( education / science / water )
New technology purifies water using sunlight using a metal-organic framework. These so-called MOFs separate the salty solute found in brackish and seawater. The concept could provide potable water for millions of people across the world... Read, listen or watch the rest... read more
EARTH'S NEAREST DWARF PLANET CERES IS A WATERWORLD THAT HARBOURS A SALTY OCEANfrom 2020 in ( education / science / astronomy / water )
The reservoir on the minor planet, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, lies beneath a 20 million year old crater known as Occator - and could harbour...... read more
BOILING WATERfrom 2020 in ( education / science / water )
A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he remove... read more
THE EFFECTS OF FLUORIDEfrom 2020 in ( life / health / water )
See articles below on the effects of fluoride.Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ - Published in Federal Gov't JournalBui... read more
SALT WATER FILTER INVENTEDfrom 2017 in ( education / research / tech / water )
A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater. The sought-after development could aid the millions of people without ready access to clean drinking water. See salt water fi... read more
SOME NON-ORGANIC FOODS CONTAIN UPWARDS OF 180 TIMES FLUORIDE LEVEL OF TAP WATERfrom 2013 in ( life / health / food / water )
... the average person's cumulative exposure to fluoride from food, beverages, personal care products, and water is up to seven times the recommended maximum level, according to a government-compiled toxicological profile. Here 39... read more
WAYS TO SAVE WATERfrom 2011 in ( life / health / environment / water )
Great site: Ways to save water Graywater is the water that goes down the drains from your washing machine, bathroom sinks and showers. When you stop to think about it, the average top-loading w... read more
WATER PROBLEM SOLUTION IDEASfrom 2010 in ( life / health / water / treatment )
Email from anonymous to Nashville mayor regarding drinkable water shortage: Mayor Dean, if you announce STIFF FINES for anyone exceeding HALF OF LAST MONTH'S WATER USAGE, and SUPER STIFF FINES for anyone exceeding last month's usage, you will get bette... read more