To stay healthy, one must have access to pure, clean drinking water. Countertop reverse osmosis (RO) devices provide a practical way to purify tap water of pollutants, chemicals, and contaminants. These systems offer comfort and assurance due to their simple installation and small design. In order to assist you choose the best solution for your
TUNISIA - A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus designed and produced the product, which is able to ‘produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day’. It is able to refine the water vapor in the air and
DETROIT - Researchers from MIT and China have developed a solar desalination device that could provide a family of four with all the drinking water it needs — and it can be made from just $4 worth of materials. Solar desalination: Water covers more than two-thirds of Earth’s surface, but 97 percent of it is
LANSING - Michigan Republicans and Democrats came together last Wednesday and prioritized using federal dollars to invest in Michigan’s aging water infrastructure. Senate Bill 565 passed unanimously out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Dec. 1. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) is the committee's majority vice chair. The bill, a $3.34 billion budget
MUSKEGON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the re-establishment of the Great Lakes Advisory Board at a news conference at Grand Valley's Annis Water Resources Institute on June 3. The GLAB serves to provide advice and recommendations on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the implementation of the Great
LANSING - Despite pleas from community and environmental groups to move forward with draft drinking water standards that would establish testing levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Environmental Rules Review Committee decided Thursday to table the rules until a special meeting on November 14. The move comes following some committee members feeling they didn't
DETROIT - Erie Hack is inviting all high school students to compete for $1,600 in prizes and development support for the best solutions to Lake Erie’s most pressing challenges. You’ll spend the day forming teams, creating ideas, and pitching to expert judges. This event is designed for classes, clubs, or individuals who are passionate about
ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan researchers are part of a new federally funded effort to understand and prevent toxic algal blooms that plague portions of the Great Lakes and impact freshwater sources around the world. The new Lake Erie Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health is led by Bowling Green State University and
DETROIT - TechTown Detroit, in partnership with Wayne State University, will host the Cleveland Water Alliance Erie Hack Semi-Final on April 13. Finalists will compete for $100,000 in prize money in May. Erie Hack is a months-long, international water innovation accelerator and competition that has brought together coders, developers, engineers and water experts to generate
ANN ARBOR - Monitoring of U.S. drinking water supplies for chemical and microbial contaminants should be increased, especially for vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, infants and young children, according to the final report from a panel of scientists and engineers that advises President Obama. In response to concerns about the safety of the nation's
