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Problemas que encontramos en el agua potable de la ciudad de Laredo

Christina Liu @ Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 3:42 pm -0500

Hydroviv es una empresa de filtración de agua que utiliza datos de calidad del agua para optimizar los filtros de agua para el agua de cada cliente. Los contaminantes que enumeramos anteriormente son lo que consideramos que son los principales "puntos de énfasis" que usamos para construir filtros de agua que se construyen específicamente para Laredo, pero nuestros filtros brindan una amplia protección contra una amplia gama de contaminantes. 

Effects of Arsenic Exposure on Fetal Health

Analies Dyjak @ Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 12:43 pm -0400

Studies have found that pregnant women are especially susceptible to the harmful effects of Arsenic exposure. Arsenic exposure can drastically impact reproductive outcomes, affect fetal development, and can lead to long term health problems. It’s estimated that 2 million Americans have private wells and drink water with unsafe levels of Arsenic. However, the association between chronic arsenic exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes is not widely recognized.

Uranium in Drinking Water: What You Need to Know

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Analies Dyjak @ Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 8:11 pm -0400

The US Geological Survey (USGS) recently released a study showing that private well water across Connecticut contained elevated levels of uranium and arsenic. While uranium is commonly found in well water, it can also be found in municipal water systems. Uranium is commonly detected in water systems that have groundwater as a source, especially ones with naturally occurring uranium in the bedrock. This article addresses some basic questions you may have about uranium in drinking water and what you can do about it.

Problems We Found in Fairfax County, Virginia’s Drinking Water

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Analies Dyjak @ Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 6:46 pm -0400

Contaminants of concern in Fairfax County’s drinking water include Lead, PFAS, Disinfection Byproducts, Radium, Uranium, Arsenic, and Chromium 6. For Hydroviv’s assessment of drinking water issues in the Fairfax County, Virginia area, we aggregated water quality test data from Fairfax Water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Working Group, and the US Geological Survey. Our Water Nerds then cross referenced these data with toxicity studies in the scientific and medical literature, as well as upcoming regulatory changes. The custom water filters that we build for our customers in the Fairfax County area are optimized with this research in mind.

Drinking Water Supplies Risk Contamination from Toxic Wastewater Ponds

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Analies Dyjak @ Friday, June 18, 2021 at 2:55 pm -0400

The leaking phosphogypsum waste pond that nearly collapsed recently in Florida once again shines a spotlight on the dangers and near-disasters posed by wastewater ponds throughout the country and their impacts on drinking water. These toxic waste ponds are not only created from phosphate mining, but used at power plants (coal ash) and large-scale agricultural facilities (such as manure from hog farming).