Fiona Broom Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, with larger chunks of incomes being spent on drinking water, SciDev.Net analysis shows. Lack of access to safe water or adequate infrastructure, coupled with health concerns, drove up sales of bottled… Continue reading Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Tag: Water Quality
Will climate change increase the presence of pathogens in drinking water?
Kari Lydersen As storms grow more severe and temperatures climb, contamination of groundwater by animal and human waste could be on the rise as well. Many people assume that the water that flows from our taps is free of harmful microorganisms. But each year thousands of Americans in rural areas, small towns and even some… Continue reading Will climate change increase the presence of pathogens in drinking water?
Indian Cities need multi-pronged efforts to conserve groundwater
For more than two billion people across the world aquifers are the primary water source but the shocking reality is that key groundwater basins in all the inhabited continents are being drained.
A citizen science revolution?
FreshWater Watch At World Water Week, our lead research scientist Professor Steven Loiselle, spoke at numerous seminars to share the achievements of you, our FreshWater Watch citizen scientists, with leaders and experts in freshwater research and protection. Some of the water challenges The world’s population stands at approximately 7.2 billion, and is set to rise… Continue reading A citizen science revolution?