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Stagnant Water and Lead in School Pipes Are a Health Risk To Children

Christina Liu @ Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 3:18 pm -0400

All across the country, students, teachers, staff, and administrators are preparing to return to school, getting ready for the start of a new school year. Many school buildings were not used over the summer, meaning that the water in the buildings' pipes have been sitting stagnant for nearly two months. The CDC has developed recommendations for steps to take when reopening buildings after an extended shutdown or low-use period. This is also an issue that Purdue University has been researching. Here is how lead in water could impact schools in your area.

Problemas que encontramos en el agua potable de la ciudad de Nueva York

Christina Liu @ Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 3:53 pm -0500

Para nuestra evaluación de los problemas de calidad del agua potable de la ciudad de Nueva York, recopilamos datos de pruebas de calidad del agua del Sistema de Suministro de Agua de la Ciudad de Nueva York, el Grupo de Trabajo Ambiental (EWG en inglés) y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. Cruzamos los datos de calidad del agua de la ciudad con estudios de toxicidad en la literatura científica y médica. Los filtros de agua que vendemos en Hydroviv están optimizados para filtrar los contaminantes que se encuentran en el agua potable de la ciudad de Nueva York.

Income, Race, and The Availability of Safe Drinking Water in Two Michigan Cities

Analies Dyjak @ Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 3:29 pm -0400

Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently called on the Federal Government to assist a community in Michigan struggling with unsafe lead levels in drinking water. Benton Harbor is located on Lake Michigan and has violated the Safe Drinking Water Act on numerous occasions in the past 6 years. Benton Harbor and neighboring St. Joseph combine to form what locals call the “twin cities.” Both of these communities are almost identical in total area and population size, but differ tremendously when it comes to race, economics, and access to safe drinking water.

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.

New York Passes Bill To Reduce Lead In School Drinking Water

Analies Dyjak @ Monday, June 14, 2021 at 9:16 am -0400

‌Christina Liu | Hydroviv Science Team

The New York State Legislature recently passed a bill to help make drinking water in schools safer. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reported that this bill lowers the Action Level of lead detected at school drinking water taps from the current EPA Action Level of 15 parts per billion (ppb) down to 5 ppb, which is the bottled water lead concentration limit set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EPA, CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) all recognize that there is no safe level of lead for children. However, the 5 ppb Action Level is much closer to the recommended lead level recommended by the AAP of 1 ppb, so it is a major step forward in helping New York school children access safer drinking water in schools.