2016-08-31 12:57
Rathlin Energy UK Ltd.’s proposals for exploratory drilling at a site in East Yorkshire, together with comments submitted during a public consultation, were rigorously assessed and the… Read More
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2016-08-31 12:27
Homeowners in Suffolk are being encouraged to keep their eyes open for privately-owned pumping stations and report them to Anglian Water, as the company will become legally responsible for s… Read More
2016-08-30 13:27
The water that is on earth is a finite resource, and it is the same amount that it has always been here. Rains may bring water, but it is not water from the great beyond, it is water that ha… Read More
2016-08-30 10:50
Chronic dehydration is when you do not drink sufficient water on a regular basis, and it affects most people at some time or the other. Research has shown that around 20% of us walk around a… Read More
2016-08-26 10:44
If you think of your body as a machine, which it is, then you must understand that when your body sends out signals you need to heed them. When your car will not start you know that somethin… Read More
2016-08-26 10:27
The University of Portsmouth has opened an Environmental Technology Field Station at Southern Water‘s Petersfield wastewater treatment works which will be used by researchers an studen… Read More
2016-08-25 08:18
Many countries across the globe are waging war on invasive, alien plants and trees and some are eve handing out whopping huge fines to individuals found growing them. This is not just to be… Read More
2016-08-25 08:09
South Africa has just come through the worst drought in many years with crops failing, people and livestock dying, rivers drying up and dams at all-time lows. While many regions have since r… Read More
2016-08-24 14:01
With lead lines contaminating water supplies in various countries, reports of both recreational and pharmaceutical drugs being found in the drinking water and more information coming out abo… Read More
2016-08-24 13:14
Water is a matter of life or death for the Wayuu Indians who live in the Guajira Peninsula to the northeast of Colombia. Like many other indigenous people, the Wayuu believe that they receiv… Read More
2016-08-24 08:28
Communities living in the Torola River Basin have notoriously had a freshwater supply problem whereby they could fill a container of water from a trickling tap which was just about sufficien… Read More
2016-08-23 11:06
Every bit of hydration advice I have ever read has stated that one should not drink too much beer because beer is a diuretic, which means that it tends to increase the flow of urine, which c… Read More
2016-08-23 11:02
Desertification is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert, and is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land.
Desertification is mentioned in sustai… Read More
2016-08-23 10:57
The sixth sustainable development goal (SDG) is “Universal Access to Clean Water and Sanitation” and although this may sound far-fetched, it is not really because the global wate… Read More
2016-08-22 10:57
What exactly is water-stress? Water stress occurs when the ecological or human demand for water is not met. This can be as a result of various factors, including lack of rainfall, the natura… Read More
2016-08-22 09:56
According to a poll of 2,000 people conducted on behalf of the Natural Hydration Council, consumers are confused about whether drinking bottled water is good for them, whether it is healthie… Read More
2016-08-22 07:11
Children have higher water requirements in relation to their body weight than adults do, so hydration is particularly important for them.
Infants’ bodies are around 80% water, and this… Read More
2016-08-22 07:03
ABB is a world-wide organisation that designs, develops, manufactures and supplies instrumentation equipment and systems for industrial process control, flow measurement, gas analysis, liqui… Read More
2016-08-22 06:27
The three mile-long Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, which is home to around 160 residents during peak season relies on rainfall for its water supplies for absolutely everything. The dry… Read More
2016-08-19 08:08
The Environment Agency was originally alerted that there was a problem in November 2014 when individuals found cooking oil in their drains, in a pond, and in the Caundle Brook, downstream of… Read More
2016-08-18 07:13
The 6th Africa Water Week (AWW6) was recently held in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, and among various items discussed was the need for more funding to achieve the Water & Sanitation SDGs.
The… Read More
2016-08-17 14:25
Drinking water is vital to your health as the body cannot function if it is not well-hydrated. We need to maintain the around 70% water balance in our bodies if we want them to function to t… Read More
2016-08-17 10:58
Thousands of people in South Yorkshire have been unable to drink tap water since Friday due to high levels of bacteria being detected in the water supply of 3,600 properties in parts of Thor… Read More
2016-08-15 09:20
Policy-makers and thought-leaders are constantly encouraging everyone to apply a ‘systems’ approach and seek ‘integration’ in moving towards a more sustainable world… Read More
2016-08-15 08:02
Hundreds of millions of African citizens are affected on a daily basis by extreme water scarcity and drought. Cities, villages, agriculture, industries and the environment are all seriously… Read More
2016-08-15 07:30
According to UN projections, by 2050 roughly two out of three people on the planet, which will be roughly 6 billion people, will be living in cities.
With cities already experiencing water a… Read More
2016-08-12 09:04
Last week (22 July, 2016) reports surfaced that a small farming community in Hugo, Colorado, was warned not to drink the town’s water because officials had found THC, the psychoactive… Read More
2016-08-11 09:57
Most of us take our water supply for granted, but Water for society is akin to blood for the body; we rely on it to survive.
How many of us have ever taken the time to think about the fascin… Read More
2016-08-11 08:22
According to the recently published Consumer Council for Water’s (CCWater) annual ‘Water Matters’ survey, water customers’ satisfaction with value for money has incre… Read More
2016-08-11 08:11
Direct Chill Technology is an efficient means of cooling water extremely quickly. In a Direct Chill System, the water is continuously flowing throughout the system, which prevents bacterial… Read More
2016-08-10 09:25
Drinking water is crucial to our good health, as we need to stay hydrated so that our bodies can work optimally. Just think about it; there is water in every single cell in our bodies, and w… Read More
2016-08-10 08:59
Fluoride is added to the drinking water in many countries in a process called fluoridation, ostensibly to protect teeth from decay, especially the teeth of poorer individuals who have no acc… Read More
2016-08-10 08:54
The human body needs water in order to survive and function optimally, and although around 20% of our daily fluid intake requirement can be attained by drinking other liquids and eating wate… Read More
2016-08-08 14:53
According to a 15-year French study entitled Aluminium and Silica in Drinking Water and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease or Cognitive Decline, conducted by the Division of Biostatistics… Read More
2016-08-08 11:58
The human body consists of around 70% water, but where is it all? The water is spread throughout our bodies in constant percentages: the brain consists of 90% water; kidneys contain around 7… Read More
2016-08-05 10:33
If you are looking for water cooler accessories, look no further than Living-Water UK, the top water cooler company in London. Living-Water sells and a rent bottled water coolers and mains w… Read More
2016-08-05 10:27
The terms water dispenser and water cooler are often used indiscriminately, usually by individuals who do not know that there is actually a difference between the two, but there is. The trut… Read More
2016-08-04 14:18
If you are thinking about purchasing a water cooler for your home or office, you need to be able to make an informed decision so that you do not waste your money on something that is not goi… Read More
2016-08-04 13:29
Now that you are sold on purchasing a water cooler for your office in order to ensure that all staff members have access to pure, non-toxic drinking water at all times during their workday… Read More
2016-08-02 08:16
Most of us know by this time that around 70% of our bodies consist of water and that in order to remain hydrated we need to drink water. Most of us also know that common signs of dehydration… Read More
2016-08-02 08:07
Most individuals do not particularly like drinking water as they either say it has no taste or it tastes like chemicals, even though they know that the human body needs water to survive.
Dri… Read More
2016-08-02 07:31
Summer is a glorious season in which most of us revel; it is picnic weather, time to go to the beach or just laze around the pool basking in the sun. The one thing that many of us forget to… Read More
2016-08-01 08:49
Water Shortages impact all aspects of our lives, no matter how much we think they may not. Recent climate changes have caused both drought and flooding all over the globe, and even though fl… Read More
2016-08-01 08:42
The human body is around 60-70% water, and although it may seem unlikely, a mere 2% loss of that vital fluid can affect our health quite adversely.
Professor Lawrence E. Armstrong, Professor… Read More
2016-07-29 06:46
Most of us think that there is no way that we can get dehydrated in the winter, as we usually connect dehydration to sweating, but that notion is totally incorrect. We can definitely get deh… Read More
2016-07-29 06:35
In order for the human body to operate most effectively it necessitates adequate hydration, and as the body cannot store water, one needs to drink water regularly to maintain the around 70%… Read More
2016-07-28 10:58
Drinking water has become Big Business since people realised that we need to drink water regularly in order to become and remain hydrated. While we can survive for weeks without food, the hu… Read More
2016-07-27 09:03
While most people do not think of water as being a mood-enhancer, various studies have shown that there are both physical as well as mental benefits to drinking water. According to various s… Read More
2016-07-27 08:58
When some bosses hear that keeping their staff hydrated will influence their bottom line positively, they laugh and think that this statement is just a ploy by water companies to sell bottle… Read More
2016-07-26 14:54
Today’s life is very fast-paced, and this might have something to do with the fact that most individuals walk around at least partially dehydrated most of the time without even realisi… Read More
2016-07-25 14:43
You may have heard the saying before, “Water is Life” and it is true; us human-beings cannot live on bread alone, we need water to survive. Water is life-giving and life-sustaini… Read More
2016-07-25 14:29
Water coolers are fast becoming an essential component of any office, but as with any other type of equipment, they need to be the right fit for the needs of your business.
There are various… Read More
2016-07-22 10:02
While most individuals are perfectly content to hang around in the garden or the pool during the summer, soaking up the sun’s rays, others prefer to step it up on their exercise regime… Read More
2016-07-22 09:43
MIT researchers have devised a new alternative to traditional desalination technology that could address the challenges that many countries are facing and why they are not doing desalination… Read More
2016-07-21 09:29
Lack of exercise, sitting around playing on computers all day and bad eating habits are creating a global tendency to obesity in children. While getting your children out into nature and exe… Read More
2016-07-21 09:24
The human body cannot function optimally without water; when we do not drink water regularly the body will become dehydrated and this will affect the function of many organs negatively, incl… Read More
2016-07-20 13:35
Water is the one thing that no living creature, including human beings, can survive without; it is life-giving, life-sustaining, and life-saving.
One of the main reasons that people live lon… Read More
2016-07-20 09:14
Sustainable long-term solutions are critical in a changing world of water treatment; the quality of surface water is extremely challenging and it is crucial that all pollutants are removed i… Read More
2016-07-19 08:16
Technology is leaping forward in leaps and bounds, and this makes it a great time for innovative solutions to global water problems.
While some individuals are using technology to make comme… Read More
2016-07-19 07:54
In Ancient Rome and Greece, waterborne diseases were among the main causes of death and the danger of lead being used in the water piping was already being speculated on by various individua… Read More
2016-07-18 13:11
According to the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Water Index, which assesses the water sustainability of 50 global cities by examining their water stewardship across issues impacting water resili… Read More
2016-07-18 12:49
The 26th World Water Week will be held in in Stockholm, Sweden in August 2016, and the theme for this year is ‘Water for Sustainable Growth’ and will address sustainable growth w… Read More
2016-07-15 08:02
While drinking sufficient water regularly to ensure that you are always fully hydrated according to your age, gender, personal lifestyle, climate, health condition and various other factors… Read More
2016-07-15 07:57
There is a global problem with water pollution, basically caused by us humans who seem to have no regard for anything in nature, even when our very lives depend on that self-same natural res… Read More
2016-07-14 13:11
According to the World Bank, water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could spark conflict, spur migration, and cost some regions up to 6% of their GDP.
The report, High and Dry: Clima… Read More
2016-07-14 11:01
The Dutch Waterboard, Vallei & Veluwe, recently officially opened Europe’s first commercial Nutrient Recovery Facility, in partnership with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies an… Read More
2016-07-13 07:42
Severn Trent pulled in extra staff and resources to deal with the “significantly more incidents of flooding” than it would normally expect at this time of year.
Natallie Welch, c… Read More
2016-07-13 07:36
The San community from Mtshina village in Tsholotsho district, traditionally hunter-gatherers, nowadays live around the Plumtree area of Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. These relatively new arrivals… Read More
2016-07-12 08:37
Dehydration comes about when the amount of water you are losing exceeds the amount of water that you are taking in. Your body consists of around 70% water and it is vital that we keep this b… Read More
2016-07-12 08:05
If you are constipated it could be because you are not drinking sufficient water on a regular basis and are dehydrated.
Chronic constipation is the inability to pass a stool and is a problem… Read More
2016-07-11 09:57
It may sound strange to think that merely washing your hands with soap and clean water can actually save your life, but it is a fact.
This is demonstrated over and over in poor areas where a… Read More
2016-07-11 09:52
Ethiopia, widely recognized as the cradle of human civilisation, with a unique and diverse culture, is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa with around 94 million citizens… Read More
2016-07-08 08:37
An early-summer heat wave during which some states registered temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius and which forced schools to close and halted outdoor work, combined with the devast… Read More
2016-07-08 08:29
Nuclear scientists in India have developed a method to desalinate water using waste steam from nuclear reactors to produces 6.3 million litres of water every day.
Scientists from the Bhabha… Read More
2016-07-07 09:23
Aurora Mineral Resource Group began exploration in the Salvadoran town of San Jose Las Flores in 2005, to the consternation of the locals, who were not consulted about its exploration for a… Read More
2016-07-07 09:04
The Orchard Close Flood Alleviation Project, which doubles up as a wildlife haven in Ketley, Shropshire, was recently named the 2016 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) West Midlands Awards… Read More
2016-07-05 07:26
While most of us take our water supply for granted, not everyone is as lucky and many countries globally do not enjoy the luxury of a continual clean water supply. The continual supply of cl… Read More
2016-07-05 06:52
Botswana President and chairman of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Lieutenant-General Seretse Khama has urged member states to show the political will to solve the power an… Read More
2016-07-04 13:12
Water is an essential nutrient that is vital for our health and hydration, and we get this water from several sources, including tap water, other liquids, and water-rich foods such as fruit… Read More
2016-07-04 13:01
Most of us know that drinking hot water with lemon in is a good remedy for a cold, but there are more reasons for drinking hot water, with or without lemon in.
Drinking water regularly is vi… Read More
2016-07-01 06:53
Believe it or not, merely drinking sufficient water on a regular basis can keep you looking good and yes, even younger!
Drinking water I better for your skin than using tons of expensive moi… Read More
2016-07-01 06:41
The rules and regulations regarding just how much water we should be drinking seem to change regularly, depending on who is espousing them, which can be rather confusing for the layman. One… Read More
2016-06-30 13:38
While we all realise now that no human being can survive without water, and that we need to drink water frequently in order to survive, we are not the only living creatures that cannot survi… Read More
2016-06-30 13:25
Ozonation has been utilised in Nice, France since 1906 to disinfect mountain stream water as it is seen as the strongest oxidant and disinfectant available for potable water treatment. Ozone… Read More
2016-06-30 08:23
Mali is faced with fast-paced urbanisation, which is great for the people and for the country, but it also places a lot more pressure on the already strained water distribution system, espec… Read More
2016-06-30 08:00
While most of Bolivia has running water piped into their homes and businesses, in the hillside settlement of Alto Buena Vista, south of the city of Cochabamba, the residents depend on tanker… Read More
2016-06-29 13:54
The Philadelphia Water Department is under constant scrutiny over how it tests for lead in the drinking water and has been under increasing pressure to change its testing methods because sci… Read More
2016-06-29 08:45
Jamaica, the idyllic tropical Caribbean Island that used to be known by Jamaica’s indigenous people, the Taino, as Xaymaca – ‘the land of wood and water’ and once boa… Read More
2016-06-29 08:39
A recent Loan Agreement between the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) will assist in the financing of the Construction of Fiv… Read More
2016-06-28 09:58
The German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) threw out a challenge to international teams to take part in the Championship held the IFAT event in Germany recently. The compet… Read More
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