Posts for tag "well water"
Establishing a Water Sharing Program in Bangladesh: Solving the Largest Mass Poisoning in History
People in rural communities across the world rely on wells, but not all contain safe drinking water. In Bangladesh, many of their shallow wells are contaminated with the poisonous metalloid, arsenic. Arsenic is tasteless, odorless, and colorless,...
- Posted June 12, 2023
Water Quality Program Changing Lives One Student at a Time
The Virginia Household Water Quality Program is helping students understand the water cycle and see themselves in technical jobs in the field.
- Posted November 21, 2018
Toxic Contaminants Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural Michigan—and Maybe Elsewhere
Residents in small Michigan towns are finding their wells and groundwater poisoned by PFOS, a toxic waste product dumped by a local tannery.
- Posted December 30, 2017
