In January 2014, a chemical spill into the Elk River in West Virginia resulted in a “do not use” order from the Governor of West Virginia. He was advising 300,000 residents in nine counties downstream from the spill not to […]
Pure Water and High Performance Athletes.
Today many athletes, and indeed, whole athletic programs train with distilled water as an essential part of their regimen. With the 2016 Olympics in Brazil looming up a few short years from now, water quality is again getting the headlines. […]
Fukushima Remembered. Let’s Not Forget. Radiation is Coming Our Way.
When the giant earthquake and tidal wave hit Fukushima, Japan on March 11, 2011, the world watched in horror. Initially it was the amazing destruction of the east coast of Northern Honshu that bore the brunt of the disaster with […]
The Safe Drinking Water Act
Part 1 of a Series In 1974 Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide national requirements for drinking water standards to protect the public health. This law was tightened considerably in 1986 and again in 1996 by […]
The Fear of Pandemics
According to many experts, it is not a question of if vicious flu virus will return but of when and how it will return. Just how alarming is such a scenario? John M. Barry, author of the book The Great Influenza, provides this perspective: “A terrorist with a nuclear weapon is every national politician’s nightmare. A new influenza pandemic should be.” What do recent facts reveal? And why would it be advantageous to own an AquaNui distiller?
Our Water and the Hydrologic Cycle
Water by its very nature, is a good solvent. This means that a wide range of substances can dissolve in the water when in contact with water. So for this reason, the natural state for water would be highly contaminated. […]