The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up resistance genes more ...

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Turlock will begin chlorination treatment of its drinking water next week. A city news release Wednesday said the chlorination program to improve water quality will begin May 17. Staff said the city ...

Nov. 5—A disinfection system, propelled by state funds including a Water Infrastructure Improvement grant (WIIA) of more than $500,000, is in the works for the Lockport Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Here’s more evidence that your drinking water may be unsafe. A new analysis out of Sweden reports that disinfecting water with chlorine creates chemical byproducts that can increase the risk of ...

Ensuring that water is safe to use and consume can be a real chore, especially for those who live in impoverished areas without access to safe drinking water. Here is where researchers at Stanford ...

The Food and Drug Administration says that if the water is cloudy, you should first filter it through clean cloths or allow it to settle and then draw off the clear water for boiling and disinfecting.

Incomplete water disinfection may unintentionally accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic ...

Jan 5–26 switch to free chlorine may taste/odor but stays safe. Dialysis & pet owners take precautions. Click for details.

Maui County will begin changing the way it disinfects water in its Upper Kula system due to ongoing drought conditions, the Department of Water Supply announced Thursday. Starting Sept. 21, water ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville charity sent aid to Germany to help recovery efforts after damaging floods. Storms and flooding in western Germany and Belgium have killed almost 200 people ...

Chlorine, the most common chemical used to disinfect drinking water in the United States, creates previously unidentified toxic byproducts in the very water its meant to disinfect, according to a new ...