by Deborah | Jul 28, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Industry, O & G Produced Wastewater, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
It’s big, it’s bad, it’s dangerous. It can impact our health and life span. And, you can easily get exposed to it. It’s Benzene – the first in the BTEX family of chemicals – Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylene. BTEX compounds...
by Deborah | Jul 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...
by Deborah | Jul 24, 2020 | IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wastewater, Water
Yay! Another step forward in the fight against hazardous water pollution! In January, 2021, the U.S. House passed the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). While most of the bill is not related to water, it DOES include some good regulation...
by Deborah | Jul 22, 2020 | Climate Change, Environment, Fishing, Oceans, Uncategorized
This morning, CBS News ran a short piece on the plight of our oceans’ sharks which are vanishing. We want to thank them for bringing this problem to TV… What? Plight of the sharks?! You mean those scary monsters of the sea with rows of razor sharp teeth?...
by Deborah | Jul 17, 2020 | Drinking Water, Environment, Industrial Wastewater, IX Water, Social Media, Uncategorized
In 2019, the Colorado legislature passed a Bill that aimed to reduce the use of the family of man-made substances known as PFAS. The chemicals, which have plagued the drinking water of large parts of Colorado such as El Paso County, can be found in non-stick products,...