Water contamination
06/11/2018
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By Carol Anderson
Milwaukee family with lead-poisoned child says that state officials are “complicit” in not taking responsibility for the issue
Lead poisoning has been an ongoing issue in Milwaukee City, Wisconsin as 11 percent of their children suffered from it back in 2016. More recently, parents of a five-year-old boy victim called out the city government for being “complicit.” Nazir Al-Mujaahid and his wife Aminah shared the horrific story of finding out that their youngest […]
08/01/2017
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By Russel Davis
Carbon nanotube material removes 99% of heavy metals from water
A set of innovative filters were found to eliminate up to 99 percent of heavy metals in contaminated water. The filters, produced in a Rice University laboratory, was developed from carbon nanotube materials that were grown in place on chemically-epoxidized quartz fibers. Lab findings showed that the filter was able to absorb more than 99 percent of metals from […]
05/20/2017
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By Isabelle Z.
NRDC backs up Health Ranger’s lab findings of contaminated water across America: All 50 states have serious EPA violations
We’ve all heard people make light of what might happen if you drink the water when you’re traveling to foreign countries, but the joke is on you if you think the water here at home is any better. A recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) revealed some sobering statistics about the state […]
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