Diving into a public pool this summer? You might be plunging into a petri dish. While chlorine is the go-to germ killer, it doesn’t work instantly. Some nasty germs can survive in treated water for ...

CHARLOTTE — Reusable water bottles can help you stay hydrated, but experts say not cleaning your water bottle regularly can expose you to some potentially harmful bacteria. Channel 9’s Erika Jackson ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Village of Bellevue has issued a boil water advisory after tests detected total coliform bacteria in the water system. Village Manager Nicole Roberts said the advisory will ...

MOHNTON, Pa. - Officials say test results of the water system at Berks County's South Campus have come back positive for legionella bacteria. The County of Berks was made aware Tuesday of preliminary ...

State health leaders say there has been one case of Vibrio vulnificus in Connecticut that occurred in February. Officials did ...

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction of bottled samples met WHO safety guidelines. Stacey Leasca is an ...

A bout with a cold or the flu can really take you down. To stay healthy, you need to avoid nasty bugs. But that’s not always easy. Germs are everywhere, and there are plenty of ideas about how to get ...

A team of scientists from Berlin analyzed water and sediment samples from six water bodies in Berlin and the adjacent federal ...

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