Sentences with phrase «into the water supply»

Tap water varies significantly with the potential of environmental contaminants making their way into the water supply.

But where did the carbon come from and how was the arsenic getting into the water supply?

Very little of the hearing was spent on the actions of the companies that released the toxic chemical into the water supply.

When you add it up, we are exposing ourselves to more than we realize, not to mention that it's all going straight back into our water supply.

In developing countries, 70 percent of industrial waste is dumped into the water supply with no treatment.

Public officials warned that flooding might have carried sewage into the water supply.

I do sometimes wish that it was like the one at work and directly hooked into the water supply so that I don't have to fill it.

The community didn't ask questions, and no one offered information on the chemicals introduced into our water supply.

Reducing antibiotics may be better for the environment, too, as antibiotic - laden run - off could be poisonous to wildlife and could even make its way into the water supply.

There is no evidence that fracking is now causing methane to get into the water supply.

Benzene seeps into the water supply through discharges from factories that operate in the industries listed above.

The increasingly incensed townsfolk believe his chemicals leaking into the water supply are «boiling up» the cholera and killing the masses.

These pipes can rust and degrade, leaching lead into the water supply.

These come from polluted air, water, soil and food; lead finds its way into the water supply through lead pipes.

While the EPA did not find any clear evidence that fracking, properly executed, caused chemicals to seep through rock fissures into the water supply, it did document well failures and above - ground spills affecting drinking water.

Mir — when my daughter was younger — we were there when bodily fluids were ejected into the water supply and guess what — we haven't been back to one since — though rivers are another story.

And then there's the inevitable clearing of the water park when some kid eventually either vomits or does something very similar into the water supply.

Rainforests act as natural water filters, keeping pollution and debris from flowing into water supplies; they also slow down rainwater, sending it into underground reserves.

environmental issues directly associated with animal agriculture (such as air pollution and contaminated drainage from factory farming into water supplies) and to help lessen our over consumption of resources including land, water, and fossil fuels

4) YOU throw all that bacteria into a landfill which then runs off into the water supply anyways.

People joked about dumping statins into the water supply.

Where methane and other pollutants have escaped wells into water supplies, it has often been because the cement encapsulation of the wells was incomplete, or the pressure of fracking caused them to fail.

Damage to the cement or steel casing can allow fluids to seep into the earth, where they could migrate into water supplies.

This also sends caffeine into the water supply.

It definitely beats using harsh chemicals that can leech into our water supply and ultimately harm the environment and our health.

A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply causing the recently deceased rise from their graves.

The main issue I am raising is the huge amounts of organic wastes going to dumps that require billions of dollars every year in keeping controls in place to prevent seepages into water supplies.

Dish soap is one of those things I didn't think about much when starting zero waste, but quickly realized not only was most soap packaged in plastic but also contained lots of unrecognizable chemicals I didn't want going into my water supply.

It's not easy to sue (say) the mine owner for compensation for the toxic leachate coming from his mine into your water supply when the owner has been dead for the better part of a century.

But the tritium never made into water supplies, and was thousands of times lower than EPA limits.

Another major problem that's just starting to get public attention is that of microfibers — how synthetic fabrics release miniscule plastic fibers with every wash into the water supply.

Dangerous levels of radioactive water from natural gas drilling operations is being released into streams that feed into the water supply of western Pennsylvania cities.

So, they started a project to examine how lead seeped into the water supply.

This obviously causes even more concern if these diseases leach into our water supply.

Reusable cloth baby diapers stop an estimated half - ton of disposable diapers per child from going into U.S. landfills each year and cut down on pathogens that could leak into the water supply.

When these chemicals get into the water supply, they linger for years without breaking down.

That is UNTREATED sewage that is leaking back into the water supply.

The fact that it doesn't use chemicals that can potentially make pets or people sick or end up washed down drains and running into the water supply is certain to win favor with eco-conscious shoppers.

Our bottleless technology plugs into your water supply to provide filtered water right from the tap.

With the Laundry Pure system, you're no longer pumping detergent chemicals into our water supply and you're reducing your carbon footprint by using less water and less energy.

Chloramines eat away at the lead contained in the solder used to connect pipes, as well as actual lead service lines, and deposits lead into the water supply.

Furthermore, overuse of antifreeze can have negative environmental consequences by corroding materials and making its way into water supplies.

And there's growing evidence that when mining debris and waste gets into water supplies, the toxic metals can have dire health impacts for the people and mostly rural communities living nearby.

In the aftermath, it now confronts a costly pollution problem likely caused when melted plastic pipes released chemicals into the water supply.