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There are over 316 contaminants in drinking water across America, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That means common odors may come from tap water, and a nauseating rotten egg smell may be one of them. If your water smells like rotten eggs, first of all, don’t panic. The rotten egg odor is caused by […]

Water filters and water softeners are two standard water treatments, but they differ in their processes and how they treat water. You may be wondering what makes them different. If you understand the difference between contaminated water and hard water, you can then see how these systems work. Contaminated water contains a large number of chemicals […]

It can be difficult to reconcile the fact that water shortages are an ongoing threat, even in nations like the United States, especially when exposed to the barrage of news reports covering floods and storms that are accompanied by staggering amounts of water. After all, the majority of the planet is covered in water. The […]

While not an entirely modern phenomenon, pollution is the unique contribution by human race of all Earth’s inhabitants. The Industrial Revolution may have jump-started the recent chain of abuses heaped on Mother Earth by mankind, but long before that era as people began abandoning their nomadic lifestyles to settle permanently into what ultimately developed into […]

Water is a force. We use it so much that we sometimes take it for granted. If you aren’t a chemistry expert, you may not know all the chemical properties of water that makes it unique. Water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, hence the H20 abbreviation. But chemistry isn’t the […]