Have you gone to your favorite lake or pond in the summer only to find its clear, refreshing water overgrown with an unsightly, smelly green-blue scum? Harmful algal blooms (HABs), which are … read more

// Water is unquestionably vital to human life. Most of the surface of our planet is made of water — and the  majority of the human body is too. But though this essential, hydrating flu … read more

  Perfluorooctanoic acid, along with its cousin perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, was historically used in a wide variety of consumer and industrial products for its protective quali … read more

Water is a cornerstone of the human body’s composition. Your whole body is  about 60 percent water, and some parts, like your lungs and heart, are composed of even more. Water keeps ev … read more

Public drinking water supplies in the United States have been chlorinated since 1908, based on a study published in 1894 that determined that the water chlorination rendered it “germ free&rdquo … read more