by Liam Smith | Nov 4, 2021 | Drinking Water, Environment, Health, History, Population
Don’t drink like the Romans did, you may end up mad as a hatter! A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the prevalence of lead in its citizens contributed to the fall of the Roman empire. According to the CDC, the short-term effects of lead...
by Ellie Cabell | Aug 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Health
Chlorpyrifos was developed as a nerve agent during World War II. In 1965, Dow Chemical began selling it as an insecticide to control soil-borne foliage and insects. Research has shown a strong link between chlorpyrifos and brain damage in children. There is further...
by Liam Smith | Aug 16, 2021 | Drinking Water, Health, Population, Water, Women
While the world watches Afghanistan in horror, IXWater is worried that the Taliban will overtake or cut off access to water, a critical need for sustaining life. For centuries, much water has been transported via an underground irrigation system called Qanat/Karez....
by Liam Smith | Aug 10, 2021 | Climate Change, Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution
This is serious business people! https://www.denverpost.com/…/ozone-colorado-bad-air…/ It’s going to affect our collective health big time. Unfortunately, it’s going to take legislative action to make mankind change its ways. IX Power Clean...
by Liam Smith | Aug 4, 2021 | Cancer, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, Uncategorized
Birth defects, cancer, thyroid disruption – should the (Environmental Protection Agency) EPA regulate contaminants that cause these problems? The U.S. House of Representatives on July 21, gave a resounding YES to this question by approving the PFAS Action Act of 2021....
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | Nov 10, 2020 | Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Uncategorized
written by Ellie Cabell Ammonia is a naturally occurring colorless gas. It is created within the human body and is used by the body to make proteins and other necessary molecules. It is also created in nature when plants, animals, and bodily wastes decay, as well as...
