What are Organic Chemicals? Organic chemicals are the chemical compounds found in humans, living organisms, plants, other animals, and the environment all around us. These compounds are essential to life and if we just left everything alone, we wouldn’t need to think too much about them. Alas, agriculture, medicine, food production, and industrial manufacturing have all found a way to use organic chemicals in their products, and now we’ve got

US Water Treatment Computers are Remotely Controlled and Vulnerable Littleton, Massachusetts, is a tiny town. One wouldn’t think its water systems would be targeted for a cyber attack. But that’s precisely what happened in November 2023 when the FBI informed the Littleton Light and Electric Company that hackers linked to the Chinese Liberation Army had infiltrated its computer systems. The FBI was able to stop the attack before the Chinese

Water Temperature Changes Contaminate Levels Most of us don’t think about water temperature when it comes to our drinking water, but it has a huge impact. Rising water temperatures worldwide increase contamination in our water. But even cooking with contaminated water can have a negative impact on our health. So, most of us know that we are supposed to drink filtered water and hopefully ionized alkaline water. However, when we

Lead Damages Our Blood Cells and Nervous System Last week, we wrote about congressional budget cuts being very bad for drinking water. Well, that blog post ended up being prophetic. This week, Republican lawmakers introduced HJres44, which will repeal the Lead Out of Drinking Water rule passed by the Biden administration. That means all the dangerous lead pipes underneath New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Portland, and most other US cities may

    Five Years and Billions of Dollars to Make Drinking Water Safe Again June 24th is the official start date for the new EPA rule to reduce PFAs (forever chemicals) in our drinking water. But that doesn’t mean your water will be safe then! Upgrading the necessary municipal water system filters will take five years and cost $1.5 billion per year. On top of that, the EPA has already

Water Systems Are Targeted Because they are Outdated In November, CNN reported that an Iranian terrorist group attacked a water utility facility in Pennsylvania. Now, Jake Sullivan, a White House National Security Advisor, has issued a letter to all U.S. governors this week warning them about Iranian cyber attacks on water and wastewater systems across the U.S. Terrorist Groups Are Increasing Their Attacks In his letter, Sullivan stated that the

Nitrogen Water Contamination is Increasing Worldwide Continuing our series on water contamination, nitrogen is the next contaminant that poses a significant risk to humans.  Most people don’t consider nitrogen when they think of nasty water contaminants. However, excess nitrogen can make water undrinkable in areas where water is already scarce. A recent study concluded that a third of the world’s water supply could be polluted by nitrogen by 2025, affecting

Old Pipes, Farms, and Factories Add Poisonous Chemicals to Your Drinking Water The Eastern United States doesn’t have the drought conditions of the Western United States. But many other issues significantly impact their drinking water quality and threaten your health! Crumbling Pipes Leach Heavy Metals The cities and towns in the eastern United States are the oldest in our country. Because of this, they have outdated water distribution systems that

The US is Full of Hard Water Did you know that approximately 85% of the US has hard drinking water?  This means it has a high concentration of dissolved minerals, primarily calcium and magnesium. There’s a scale that measures the hardness and softness of water. The amount of dissolved minerals is measured by grains per gallon. It is considered soft water if your water has less than one grain per

Contaminated Drinking Water in More American Homes It’s been a rough few years for rainfall, especially on the West Coast. Terms like “severe drought” and even “mega drought” have been thrown around to describe the dire conditions. The Colorado River, which snakes through the Grand Canyon, might completely dry up. Can you imagine seeing the Grand Canyon without the Colorado River? Then there’s Lake Mead, one of our largest water