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Drink From The Fountain Of Youth… | divinewiz. The number one way to improve your health, reduce pain, rejuvenate your skin, lose weight, improve muscle mass, increase your energy, enhance your reproductive organs and enhance your appearance is to drink more fluoride-filtered water. By water, I mean the clear fluid that runs from your faucet. Juice, tea and other beverages do not qualify. Most people find it challenging to drink water consistently; therefore, I will offer recommendations to help you achieve greater vitality. I am sure that most of you have heard the standard “drink, at least, eight eight-ounce glasses (2 liters) of water” theory. This is a great start and it should be done first thing in the morning, to help your body clear the remnants from your overnight fast. Your body is like a self-cleaning oven while you sleep and it’s important that your “break-fast” be water.

The easiest way for me to accomplish this is to fill up a bottle that’s a minimum 32 ounces and down it as quickly as possible. Dr. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Drinking Water Manual 101. Thirst AT the start of 2012 we embarked on a social design project we named THIRST, to address issues of clean and safe drinking water in energy autarky regions of Nepal and similar geographies. We´d planned a time to research in-depth about drinking water to know about it´s technicalities, and then go and research on-site with our local partner NGO The Small World who operate in the Solukhumbu region of Nepal to gain invaluable socio-cultural insights that would inform our design. Here we want to share the results of our theoretical research, in the form of our book/pdf “Drinking Water Manual 101” Research in Theory Almost from the word GO we realized how incoherent and lengthy the theoretical research was. We spoke to experts from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, gathered stories from designers who had worked in, succeeded/failed at implementing social design projects, interviewed ethnologists, engineers, philanthropists and social entrepreneurs.

And hope you enjoy! Zeta Rod Blog. Toilet to Tap: A Tough Concept to Swallow? 3p is proud to partner with the Presidio Graduate School’s Managerial Marketing course on a blogging series about “sustainable marketing.” This post is part of that series. To follow along, please click here. By Julien Gervreau August 10, 2011 was an exciting day for the wastewater reuse industry. I was wrapping up a summer internship with a communications firm that serves as an advisor to the WateReuse Association, one of the world’s foremost leaders in researching and advocating for safe and sustainable water sources when the story broke. The science behind direct potable water reuse (DPR), which the “toilet to tap” term refers to, is fairly straightforward. For example, Orange County, California has an IPR plant capable of processing 70 million gallons of raw sewage per day into drinking water.

Advances in water recycling technologies should be heralded, not derided. S Drinking Water Quality Analysis and Tap Water Database. National Drinking Water Database - Home December 2009 Since 2004, testing by water utilities has found pollutants in the tap water Americans drink, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) drinking water quality analysis of almost 20 million records obtained from state water officials. More than half of the chemicals detected are not subject to health or safety regulations and can legally be present in any amount. The federal government does have health guidelines for others, but 49 of these contaminants have been found in one place or another at levels above those guidelines, polluting the tap water for 53.6 million Americans.

The government has not set a single new drinking water standard since 2001. Water utilities spend 19 times more on water treatment chemicals every year than the federal government invests in protecting lakes and rivers from pollution in the first place. Archived Ranking for 2009 Cities with the Best Water EWG's Top-Rated and Lowest-Rated Water Utilities - 2009. 5 reasons not to drink bottled water. Bottled water is healthy water — or so marketers would have us believe. Just look at the labels or the bottled water ads: deep, pristine pools of spring water; majestic alpine peaks; healthy, active people gulping down icy bottled water between biking in the park and a trip to the yoga studio.

In reality, bottled water is just water. That fact isn't stopping people from buying a lot of it. Estimates variously place worldwide bottled water sales at between $50 and $100 billion each year, with the market expanding at the startling annual rate of 7 percent. Bottled water is big business. Want some solid reasons to kick the bottled water habit? 1) Bottled water isn't a good value Take, for instance, Pepsi's Aquafina or Coca-Cola's Dasani bottled water. Now consider another widely sold liquid: gasoline. In the U.S., the average price per gallon is hovering around $3. And that's why there's no shortage of companies that want to get into the business. 2) No healthier than tap water Bottoms up!

Bottled Water. Environmental Issues > Water Main Page > All Water Documents 1. Isn't bottled water safer than tap water? No, not necessarily. NRDC conducted a four-year review of the bottled water industry and the safety standards that govern it, including a comparison of national bottled water rules with national tap water rules, and independent testing of over 1,000 bottles of water.

Our conclusion is that there is no assurance that just because water comes out of a bottle it is any cleaner or safer than water from the tap. And in fact, an estimated 25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle -- sometimes further treated, sometimes not. 2. Most bottled water appears to be safe. 3. Recent research suggests that there could be cause for concern, and that the issue should be studied closely. 4.

A few state bottled water programs (e.g., Massachusetts and New York) maintain lists of the sources of bottled water, but many do not. 5. Often it's not easy. 6. FDA Margaret A. 7. 8. Bottled Water: Pure Drink or Pure Hype? Safe Drinking Water Act - river, effects, important, types, system, source, human. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, amended in 1986 and 1996, is the legal basis for regulating public drinking water in the United States. Its passage was spurred largely by mounting public awareness about contaminants in the environment, and concern for the safety of drinking water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has primary enforcement responsibility. Evolution of the Law The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 was the first federal law mandating drinking-water standards for all public water systems, from big cities to roadside campgrounds.

It was enacted as a result of a federal survey of large and small public drinking-water systems that revealed poor water quality was endangering public health. Under the 1974 SDWA, public water systems were required to follow water quality standards for particular contaminants. The U.S. Private wells are not regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Amendments. A Source-Water Assessment Program was added. Drinking-Water Standards. Summary of the Safe Drinking Water Act | Laws and Regulations. Home. India Creates Drinking Water And Sanitation Ministry | TallyFox Social Technologies AG. ENVIRONMENTAL CIVIL SOCIETY VOICE: Re: [ECSNet] Re: The 1 million Water Filters for Kids Project in Kenya. Re: The 1 million Water Filters for Kids Project in Kenya.

Dear friend, Do you know that diarrhea kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined in Africa, and that most of diarrhea is caused by drinking un-safe water. VFA's interest in reducing deaths caused by contaminated water is in its all time high, hence has landed us an opportunity to fundraise internationally for this life-saving programme. I therefore wanted to personally send you an email to tell you a bit more about Volunteers For Africa and this exciting new opportunity we have been given! VFA is an organization working in Africa in areas of health, environment, education and ICT.

In health we are providing prevention, support and reinsertion to children, women and youth. We are also engaged in programmes to provide safe water to the rural communities in a bid to rid of the region deaths related to water-borne ailments. We're also going to need your help spreading the word! Thank you for your support! Best, Ground Water and Drinking Water Homepage | Drinking Water. In the United States, we enjoy one of the best supplies of drinking water in the world.However, many of us give little or no thought to the water that comes from our taps whether it comes from a public water system or from your own, individual well. Consumers often have questions about their drinking water and relay those to EPA through our contact us page or by calling our Safe Drinking Water Hotline.

Here are some of the popular subject areas requested:- Water on Tap A general guide for consumers that explains how drinking water is regulated by EPA and the states, protected from natural and manmade threats, and how it gets from source to tap. National Primary Drinking Water Regulations These were put in place to protect public health and must be met by all public water systems. Drinking water is important to all of us. Learn more about what this involves and how you can help: Fresh Water to Haiti.