by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 19, 2020 | Environment, Industry, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Water
Seth Godin’s “Tribes” is a great, inspiring, quick read that can change your outlook on life and work. I’m glad Travis Brodeen suggested it. We have incorporated this book into company doctrine at IX Water. If you don’t want to be a...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 17, 2020 | Cancer, Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Water
Part 2 on Arsenic: Aside from it outright killing you, why is monitoring and reducing arsenic contamination important? Arsenic has detrimental effects on all organ systems in the human body since it directly targets enzyme reactions. Arsenic acts as a carcinogen,...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 17, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater
What is Arsenic? Mystery novels like “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Agatha Christie as well as the famed Borgias of 15th century Italy have used arsenic as a silent killer for generations, but what is arsenic? Arsenic is a naturally occurring mineral on all continents of...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 16, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Water
As though there isn’t enough for us to worry about in our food and water, the World Health Organization is now also reminding us about the drugs in our drinking water with the proposal of continued studies of the situation. Pharmaceuticals are defined as “compounds...
by Deborah A. Deal, APR | June 16, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Guess what could be in the water tower that supplies your water! Festering carcasses of dead animals, dirt from the ground, roads and air, arsenic, E. Coli, coliform bacteria and more … Yuck! If your municipality is not adequately maintaining their water towers,...