When natural disasters strike and people lose access to clean drinking water from their taps, the federal government recommends three courses of action. The first is to drink and cook with bottled ...

Pesticides and disinfection by-products are widely detected together in treated drinking water at trace levels worldwide.

Over the next several weeks, the water coming out of Triangle residents' faucets may look, smell or taste differently. A water disinfection process begins Thursday, Feb. 27, and will continue through ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa residents may soon notice a slight change in the smell and taste of their water as temporary changes are coming to the city's disinfection process, the Tampa Water Department ...

The global ultraviolet (UV) disinfection equipment market size was US$ 1,875.5 million in 2021. The global ultraviolet (UV) disinfection equipment market is forecast to grow to US$ 7,893.7 million by ...

ODESSA, Texas — The city of Odessa has had a few issues with water in 2024, from line breaks to boil water notices. However, that doesn't stop them from ensuring Odessans have clean drinking water.

TEXARKANA, Texas - Texarkana Water Utilities is temporarily changing its disinfection process over the next few weeks. Customers may notice a change in the smell and look of the water, but officials ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- The annual water disinfection changeover will start March 1 in Sanford and Pittsboro. Like other water utilities in central North Carolina, TriRiver Water will spend the next ...

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, ...

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The "AWWA Standard for Disinfecting Water Mains" (AWWA C601-68) has fallen into disuse by a number of water utilities because of repeated bacteriological failures following initial disinfection with ...

The Sibley Water System has issued a boil advisory for the area south of Sibley Town Hall due to problems with the water ...