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HOW TO SECURE YOUR WATER SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCIES( 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 i... read more
TUNISIANS MAKE GENERATOR THAT PRODUCES DRINKING WATER FROM THIN AIR...25 LITERS PER DAY( 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 ... read more
KOREAN RESEARCH TEAM MAY HAVE FOUND THE SECRET TO WATER DESALINIZATION( 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 develop... read more
WATER: MAKING THE MOST OF IT IN A DROUGHT( 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 rainwa... read more
THE SHOWER CURE( life / health / water )
One man’s opinion based on experience. Use your own best judgment.I had a liver/gall bladder problem 30 years ago when I, thankfully, had no health insurance. The doctor confirmed I had high liver enzymes. My wife put ... read more
HUMANITY IS IN CONTROL OF MAJORITY OF THE EARTH'S FRESHWATER, AND IT'S A DAUNTING THOUGHT( 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, An... read more
SUNLIGHT CAN TURN SEAWATER INTO CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN MINUTES( 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... read more
EARTH'S NEAREST DWARF PLANET CERES IS A 'WATERWORLD' THAT HARBOURS A SALTY OCEAN( 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 WATER( 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 b... read more
THE EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE( life / health / water )
See articles below on the effects of fluoride.Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ - Published in Federal Go... read more
DIGGING A SHALLOW WELL( life / help / advice / water )
This guy makes it look easy: youtu.be/5rYPRMm8Arw... read more
SALT WATER FILTER INVENTED( 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... read more
SOME NON-ORGANIC FOODS CONTAIN UPWARDS OF 180 TIMES FLUORIDE LEVEL OF TAP WATER( life / health / food / water )
Some non-organic foods contain upwards of 180 times the fluoride level of tap water, says expert.... read more
WAYS TO SAVE WATER( life / health / environment / water )
Great site: Ways to save water Graywater is the water that goes down the drains from your ... read more
WATER PROBLEM SOLUTION IDEAS( 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 L... read more