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08/20/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

6 Reasons you should be filtering your water

Water is essential and good for your health, but sometimes it can be bad for you too. Contaminants, microscopic organisms, and other impurities can enter your body through your drinking water. Filtering your water not only makes it safer to drink but, according to a Livestrong article, can also improve the taste. The benefits of filtering […]

06/25/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Survival skill check: Can you make a water filter when you’re off grid?

Gone are the days when you could drink water out of anywhere. Most of the lakes, ponds, and streams around you are dirty and full of contaminants. This becomes a problem when you have to survive during an emergency situation. To be a true prepper, learning how to make your own water filter is essential. […]

06/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The 6 emergency water supplies you need to have

When SHTF, preppers know that emergency water supplies can help ensure your survival. This way, you won’t have to worry about water when you suddenly have to deal with either a short-term or long-term water shortage, unlike your unprepared neighbors. (h/t to PreppersSurvive.com) Water containers, filters, and purifiers Consider having some or all of these […]

06/12/2018 / By David Williams

Graphene-based water filter that produces potable water invented by scientists

Over the past year, there have been many studies conducted on the potential uses of graphene-based materials and devices. Now a group of researchers at Sydney’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have come up with a new kind of water filter that can produce drinkable water in one quick step. It even works […]

06/11/2018 / By Carol Anderson

Milwaukee family with lead-poisoned child says that state officials are “complicit” in not taking responsibility for the issue

Lead poisoning has been an ongoing issue in Milwaukee City, Wisconsin as 11 percent of their children suffered from it back in 2016. More recently, parents of a five-year-old boy victim called out the city government for being “complicit.” Nazir Al-Mujaahid and his wife Aminah shared the horrific story of finding out that their youngest […]

05/19/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Report: Most bottled water contains microplastic pollution

Experts say you need to get around 2 liters of fluids every day to be healthy and hydrated, but one unexpected ingredient found in bottled water could actually be working against you even as you try to enhance your health: microplastic. A recent CBC marketplace investigation into bottled water on the market found plastic contamination […]

02/06/2018 / By David Williams

Removing heavy metals from water: Activated charcoal from palm kernel cake is a low cost biosorbent

Contaminated water contains all sorts of harmful toxins that can result in dangerous diseases in humans. This has led scientists to devise various ways to decontaminate water —-so much so that decontamination has become an industry of its own. One of the primary objectives of decontamination is to remove heavy metals in water, which can cause […]

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