Sentences with phrase «of local drinking water»

The five - page fact sheet asks and responds to 17 of the most common questions about health risks and concludes with a section recommending links for additional information, which comes in response to what is now a well - documented issue involving the pollution of local drinking water sources over a period of years by a factory manufacturing non-stick products.

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«The agency should include and explain the... investigations conducted in Dimock, Pennsylvania; Pavillion, Wyoming; and Parker County, Texas where hydraulic fracturing activities are perceived by many members of the public to have caused significant local impacts to drinking water resources,» states the advisory body's review.

Now a thriving local startup, Pipeguard, which was founded by a small team of MIT students, could keep as much as 20 percent of the world's drinking water supply from getting lost — and prevent global crises like the catastrophic water shortage in South Africa.

And it was clear then just as it is clear today that this project puts the clean, safe, drinking water of local residents at risk.

The copious amounts of food are sluiced - back with torrents of water, juice, soft drinks (the banana - flavored one sounds like a smoothie gone bad but it kinda works) and the local beer Hinano (which was recently joined by another Tahitian - based brew named Tabu).

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Instead of spending $ 4 per chia seed drink at your local healthy food store, make your own by soaking 2 Tablespoons of seeds in 1 Cup water mixed with 1 Cup of your choice of juice for at least 15 minutes.

We went the whole hog and installed a reverse osmosis water filtration system for our drinking water (because our wonderful local government decided to fluoridate the water supply... ggrrrrr... and for the rest of the house we have a basic (same job as your brita filter) water filter so all our other water has no chlorine — oh the happy veggies and my skin is much improved... also my son has stopped sneezing when he turns a tap on.

STOCKED fridge — no alcohol other than a bottle of local rum but as for soft drinks, juice and water then you name it and they have it in there — room service restocked very well and beers / booze were inserted upon my request and done very timely (within the hour).

- your drinking water has been contaminated because of flooding - you're travelling abroad and drinking the local water is not recommended

In January, Amarillo's school board voted to fill some of its soda machines with water and other non-soda drinks, in response to concerns raised by local dentists.

In the meantime, if you're trying to get healthier snacks on the playing fields, another strategy is to write a Letter to the Editor of your local paper pointing out why fruit & water make more sense than junk food and sugary sports drinks.

Local restaurants can put pictures of healthy meals on the menu instead of photos of less healthy options, and they can make water and a vegetable the default drink and side dish for kids» meals.

Oct 4, 2009 London's new drinking fountains a challenge to bottled water industry London may soon follow in the footsteps of Bundanoon, the Australian town that last week banned bottled water and set up drinking fountains for thirsty locals.

Local groups and citizens held a rally over the weekend to call on the U.S. Department of Defense to halt PFOS discharges from Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh, New York, which drain into the city's main drinking water source and the Hudson River.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today says two water main breaks in Rotterdam and a sewer break in Amsterdam underscore the continued urgent need for a new state program to repair and maintain vital local drinking water, sewer, storm water management and gas line infrastructure to protect lives, secure the viability of roads and bridges aboveground, and save tax dollars.

Riverkeeper is an active participant in a broad - based coalition of local elected officials, drinking water and wastewater service providers, state environmental and health administrators, engineers and environmentalists throughout the nation in campaigning for the establishment of a national Clean Water Trust water and wastewater service providers, state environmental and health administrators, engineers and environmentalists throughout the nation in campaigning for the establishment of a national Clean Water Trust Water Trust Fund.

Replicating the success of the CHIPS program on the state level to allow local governments to S.W.A.P. - out deteriorating drinking water, storm water, gas lines and sanitary sewer infrastructure makes sense because an ounce of prevention now can save tax dollars later and prevent costly breaks.»

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Schaghticoke) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I - Corning) are joining with several local Capital Region officials in seeking a new state program to repair and maintain vital local drinking water, sewer, storm water management and gas line infrastructure to protect lives, secure the viability of roads and bridges aboveground and save tax dollars.

«An increase in these petroleum barges would pose a direct threat to fish and wildlife, local drinking water, the safety of waterfront communities, and economic development in our beautiful Hudson Valley region.

«Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics remains fully committed to working closely with local, state and federal officials, with a shared focus on ensuring that the people of Hoosick Falls have drinking water that meets or exceeds current advisories set by E.P.A. and New York,» the one - page statement said.

Local leaders are appreciative of the state's attention to the Auburn - area drinking water infrastructure needs.

«We are particularly encouraged by his passionate advocacy to improve the quality of drinking water and our local waterways.

State environmental officials last night ordered Northrop Grumman to grant access to wells monitoring a Bethpage plume after the local water district reported levels of the radioactive element radium exceeded drinking water standards.

«We are close to finalization of the agreement and are confident it will ensure local residents do not bear the costs associated with PFOA in our drinking water,» Borge said in an email.

State and local officials have defended their handling of the toxic pollution, including waiting more than 15 months to warn residents in Hoosick Falls to stop drinking the tainted water.

In the latest episode of Investigative Postcast, environmental reporter Dan Telvock talks to Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards about the risks posed by lead in drinking water, and why it's a bigger problem than local governments want to acknowledge.

«An increase in petroleum tankers would pose a direct threat to coastal fish and wildlife, local drinking water, the safety of waterfront communities and economic development in our beautiful region,» said Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, a Hudson Valley Democrat.

«An increase in petroleum tankers would pose a direct threat to coastal fish and wildlife, local drinking water, the safety of waterfront communities, and economic development in our beautiful region.»

Fallout from the discovery of the toxic chemical in the water supply of Hoosick Falls later erupted into a war of finger - pointing between local, state and federal agencies after questions emerged in late 2015 about why it took at least 14 months before residents were warned to stop drinking from the village's contaminated wells.

Fed up with the seeming inaction of their local and state government, or in this case the adults, the students of Hoosick Falls High School held an emergency meeting to demand that Governor Cuomo help them find a reliable safe source of drinking water, that did not come in a plastic bottle.

Since last November, the residents of the tiny upstate village of Hoosick Falls have been using bottled water for drinking and cooking after contamination was discovered in its local water supply.

A staunch proponent for environmental protection and how it directly effects the health of local residents Stratton's most recent advocacy for the residents of his district has been investigating lead concentrations in drinking water due to aging infrastructure and widespread use of lead in plumbing, even in newer homes.

In terms of statewide initiatives, Cuomo's $ 2 billion investment in drinking water infrastructure would include improvements to local wastewater treatment systems, and development and implementation of local community recommendations for water source protection to be funded by the Environmental Protection Fund.

«The EPF has been a key source of state aid assisting local communities in undertaking a range of projects from drinking water quality to wetlands protection, from community parks enhancement to recycling programs, and from farmland preservation to controlling invasive species.»

In his first four speeches, Cuomo has stressed the need to create efficiencies in local governments, to provide clean drinking water to New Yorkers, to have ride - hailing services outside of New York City and to address anger from the middle class to continue New York's service as the progressive beacon of the nation.

Local regulatory requirements may not help: for instance, although the researchers discovered methane contamination at homes within 1,000 meters of active natural gas wells, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection only holds drilling companies responsible for drinking water within 305 meters.

The facility's deep well supplied hundreds of local residents who had no other source of clean drinking water.

They created a simple chart of four colors, based on the local well driller's sediment color perception and Munsell color system, which drillers can use to identify safe layers — and also avoid unsafe layers — when they install drinking water wells.

And because local people rely on fishing and on river water for drinking, the human impacts of oil pollution could be especially severe.

The effects of the cyanobacterial blooms include a higher cost for cities and local governments to treat their drinking water, as well as risk to swimmers in high concentration areas, and a nuisance to boaters when blooms form.

In Tibet, locals drink a salty yak butter tea in place of water.

«As an animal eats and drinks, the local strontium isotope composition of the water, plants and animals consumed is recorded in its skeletal tissues.»

The EPA baseline toxicity level is a person living within a 5 mile radius of a coal plant and breathing the air, eating local food and drinking area water every day for 70 years.

Should you drink from a private drinking water well instead of a local public water system, ensure that you have your water safety frequently checked.

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The best that I have found to pass a kidney stone is: 1 tablespoon of Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs is the best) add 1 tablespoon of organic honey (local fresh honey) then mix in a pinch of baking soda add all this to 10 ounces of water and drink.

(So that know how to convert the numbers, here are two examples: If your local drinking water contains 9 ppm of magnesium, that amount is the same as 9 milligrams per liter while if it contains 90 ppm, that amount is the same as 90 milligrams per liter.)

Whether you want to walk up some hills, stop off for a drink or make your way around some local shops, heading out on the water opens up a wide range of activities that will make date night a lot more exciting.

When he isn't in bed, James enjoys drinking competitions at the local, island watering hole — at least until he hears news of an explosion at MI6 headquarters.