Understanding how much nitrate is present in irrigation water is important not only for farm management decisions, but also for protecting the quality of drinking water, according to research from ...

While it can be straightforward to distill water to high purity, this is rarely the best method for producing water for useful purposes. Even drinking water typically needs certain minerals in it, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NSF, a leading public health and safety organization, announces the launch of protocol, NSF P524: Water Quality Test Devices for Drinking Water. This is the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new policy brief from the United Nations argues that citizen science is crucial to global water security. Ground and surface water are facing increasing threats from pollution and ...

Managing water resources has always been important, but that monitoring is becoming increasingly high-tech and much more useful. Rather than a spot check at the tap, or a crude measurement of water ...

Access to abundant, clean, water for drinking, recreation and the environment is one of the 21st century's most pressing issues. Directly monitoring threats to the quality of fresh water is critically ...

Ohio’s rivers are much healthier than they were a few decades ago, and rivers in the Dayton area are among the very best in the state for water quality, according to a study released this week. “We ...

University of Vermont scientists studying Lake Champlain are assessing changes in water quality following recent flooding in Vermont. Numerous rivers empty into Lake Champlain and scientists are ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is looking for volunteers, nearly 700 of them, to measure water quality across many of the state's lakes and rivers. The PCA, which is tasked with both ...