Blue Island resident Sarah Haskell said she avoids letting her 1-year-old son drink tap water, as she is worried about contamination of lead in water lines. Instead, she keeps a Brita water filter on ...

Water sampling and analysis methods today are logistically complex, labor-intensive, time-consuming, and costly. Could drones, which are relatively cheap provide part of the solution? After two years ...

Stable isotope techniques can help identify the sources of water pollution associated with agricultural activities. Knowing the origin of nutrients or contaminants is essential to improve agricultural ...

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 33,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality ...

Researchers have found evidence that "marine snow" -- aggregates of organic material floating in water bodies -- may act as microscopic, island-like refuges for pathogens, or disease-causing organisms ...

Recent events like the Flint, Mich., water crisis are forcing government officials nationwide to take precautions about water safety. To comply with federal guidelines set for drinking water by the ...