New tech turns seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals(news.umich.edu)

4 points by openmaze 1 year ago | 0 comments

US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says(theguardian.com)

7 points by PaulHoule 2 years ago | 0 comments

Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’(cnn.com)

89 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 79 comments

New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine(sciencedaily.com)

50 points by rmason 4 months ago | 5 comments

Study finds billions of nanoplastics released when microwaving containers(news.unl.edu)

426 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 301 comments

University of Nebraska–Lincoln news article on a study finding microwaving plastic baby food containers releases billions of nanoplastics that harm cultured kidney cells.

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water(bbc.com)

435 points by Jimmc414 1 year ago | 1019 comments

BBC News article reporting that Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in its public water supply.