by Deborah A. Deal, APR | November 10, 2020 | Environment, Health, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Social Media
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...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | September 28, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Social Media, Water
Looks like a harmless body of water, right? Maybe not. I hadn’t heard of this happening for years – not since I lived in Orlando when a couple of people died from the brain-eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri. Our parents always warned us not to dive into, or...
by Ellie Cabell | August 18, 2020 | Drinking Water, Health
Pesticides like RoundUp are made with glyphosate and are the most commonly sold throughout the world because of their wide uses, including on crops and in public areas in which weed mitigation is important. Glyphosate works by preventing the shikimic acid...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | August 6, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Health, Social Media, Water
By Emily Hernandez When most people think of bottled water, they think of water that comes from the mountains or the springs – they think of fresh, natural water. However, about half of all bottled water is actually just tap water which can contain lead,...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | July 28, 2020 | Environment, Health, Water
As of this writing, the CDC (U.S. Centers for Disease Control) says there is no evidence that Covid-19 can be transmitted to people through recreational bodies of water. However, you can still get it from other people while in the pool or at the beach or lake. Social...
