werefreeatlast, 2 months ago to pnw

While failing laughably at #cyanotype I learned just a few weeks ago that our house #tapwater was ph9.5 that's really #alkaline.

Here's what you can expect if you drink alkaline water:
https://youtu.be/6s5y0A0VnFc?si=K-Lr87S3wlDD4yVB

My wife developed itchiness near the special areas and so have I in slightly different areas. I think it's because we've been bathing in #hardwater all this time. Has anyone in the #pnw dealt with this that can recommend a softener or filter? I noticed that our filter gives ph7.5.

syradan, 7 months ago to Futurology

You can drink the tap water in these 50 countries — maybe

#water #tapwater #DrinkWater #drinkablewater

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/drink-tap-water-50-countries/

New water-treatment facility in Carson gets EPA grant (www.dailybreeze.com)

An advanced water purification project in Carson recently received a $1.8 million grant from the EPA.

GregCocks, 10 months ago to Futurology

Tap Water Study Detects PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Across The US [USGS]

https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/tap-water-study-detects-pfas-forever-chemicals-across-us <-- shared technical article

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108033 <-- shared paper

#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #waterquality #publichealth #data #environmental #environment #management #people #health #quality #testing #monitoring #contamination #pfas #pfa #foreverchemicals #drinkingwater #watersupply #tapwater #spatialanalysis #USA #research
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