Apr 7, 2021Hannah Donart, MPH and Karen Wang, PhD
Updated for 2021!As childcare facilities and schools gear up for reopening, water quality is another area that can be affected by COVID-19 closures. Water stagnation in closed or sparsely used school facilities can lead to buildup of harmful pathogens and...
Oct 28, 2020Katie Gao, MPH
Water filter pitchers are a commonplace household item that almost everyone has. These handy devices magically turn our tap water into crisp, fresh mountain spring water. Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but it does make it taste better! Since many water...
Oct 23, 2020Because Health
Sometimes we take tap water for granted. If it comes out of our tap it has to be safe, right? Unfortunately, that’s often not the case. While our water treatment plants do a great job filtering out the obviously toxic stuff, harmful chemicals like lead,...
Aug 7, 2019Kiana Kazemi
Bottled water is marketed as healthy, pristine, and pure. And people believe this, often paying a premium cost for water that they believe will be healthier than what comes out of the tap. Bottled water is one of the most-sold beverages in the United States — which...
Aug 6, 2019Hannah Donart, MPH
It’s almost the end of summer and time to start thinking about those back-to-school supplies. Backpack, lunch box, pencils, pens, crayons, notebooks, NSF/ANSI 53 certified water bottles to filter lead…wait, what was that last one? Yep, many children in this...