Tag: Drinking Water
Investment in water infrastructure could lead to thousands of new homes in Dundalk
A nearly $3.5 million investment in critical water infrastructure should help pave the way to build up to 2,300 more homes in Dundalk. On Monday, outgoing Grey-Bruce-Owen Sound MPP Rick Byers announced the government of Ontario will provide $3,462,139 to the Township of Southgate as part of the second intake of the Housing-Enabling Water Systems […]
Fact or Fake? Readers can test their Great Lakes knowledge with excerpts from this new book
Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes.
Drinking Sewage
FACT or FAKE?
Fertilizer from sewage, a utility money maker, faces uncertain future
Mounting concern about chemical contaminants in sewage sludge used as fertilizer could be a costly liability to utilities.
Study shows smart watch wristbands contain PFAS, meanwhile EPA tracks nine new versions of ‘forever chemicals’
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region. Check back for more PFAS news roundups every other week on our website.
A new study out of Notre Dame shows that some smart watch wristbands, often labeled as waterproof, contain unusually high levels of “forever chemicals.” In a university press release, it was noted that nine out of the 22 bands tested, showed elevated levels of a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).
Fertilizer from Sewage, a Utility Money Maker, Faces Uncertain Future
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
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