The Water Source Households Trust Most Was Also the Most Likely to Carry Contamination, New Research Shows

Researchers discovered that refillable jugs and everyday dispensers can contaminate drinking water, and only a small fraction ...
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Amoebae: The microscopic health threat lurking in our water supplies. Are we taking them seriously?

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...
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The invisible brain-eating bacteria lurking in water pipes that can cause deadly infections

Scientists across the world are raising alarm over the dangers of free living amoebae flowing in water systems. The bacteria ...
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Lee County health officials warn of intestinal bacteria in the water at Lynn Hall Memorial Beach

Water-quality testing in Southwest Florida occasionally reports high concentrations of enterococcus bacteria, which are found ...

Scientists Warn of an Invisible “Brain-Eating” Threat Lurking in Water Systems Worldwide

Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

After Indore water crisis, E. Coli bacteria detected in Bhopal's groundwater: What is escherichia coli infection, symptoms and its preventive steps?

After water crisis in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, groundwater samples from several parts of Bhopal have tested positive for E.
Beyond Pesticides

Research Finds Heightened Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms from Microplastic–Pesticide Interactions

(Beyond Pesticides, July 25, 2025) The scientific literature shows that microplastics (MPs) and pesticides, both ubiquitous throughout the environment, have synergistic effects that threaten aquatic ...