Water crisis in South Africa: damning report finds 46% contamination, 67% of treatment works near to breaking down: A new report by South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation paints a grim picture of the quality of the country’s drinking water, and its water infrastructure. The Blue Drop Audit Report is meant to ensure that …
11 Water Saving Tips PLUS 3 Unique NMB Focused Tips: The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal Metropolitan area has been subject to drought restrictions for the most part of the last 7 years. The dams to the west of the metropole have ranged in level from below 10% to almost full over this time. Tha main …
PFAS forever chemicals found in English drinking water – why are they everywhere and what are the risks?: husjur02/Shutterstock PFAS chemicals (per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances), also known as forever chemicals, are rarely out of the news at the moment. The latest concern about this chemical group is their presence in drinking water in England. The …
This new ‘black’ prepaid water meter keypad is a game-changer: Are you tired of constantly worrying about monitoring your water usage and dealing with unexpected high bills? Straton Pre-paid have the perfect solution for you – our innovative Pre-Paid Water Meter Keypad with Replaceable Batteries! Here’s why this new ‘black’ prepaid water meter keypad is …
Quiz – Which Prepaid Water Meter is Best For Your Property?: A simple Google Search for a Prepaid Electricity and Water Meters will serve up many results from different manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers and installers. The choices can be bewildering. At Straton Prepaid we are quite conservative with the equipment that we supply and install – …
Fluoride: very high levels in water associated with cognitive impairment in children: Riccardo Mayer/Shutterstock Fluoride is one of the more abundant elements naturally found in drinking water, and levels around 0.7mg per litre have been proven to reduce tooth decay. This is why some countries add fluoride to drinking water. However, fluoride in drinking water …
Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid: The "coal-like" material from Bennu. Nasa / Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebers On September 24 this year, a Nasa capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying a precious cache of material grabbed from an asteroid. The space agency has now …
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Johannesburg has been hit by severe water shortages: new plan to manage the crisis isn’t the answer: Johannesburg and its surrounds, at the centre of the industrial heartland of South Africa, have been hit by severe water cuts. Water interruptions have been happening for years, but they have been scaled up dramatically in recent weeks. …
You Could Be Drinking Water That Once Passed Through a Dinosaur – And Other Interesting Facts: World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is celebrated on 18 September each year. The South African Department of Water and Sanitation, under the slogan; “Enhancing accountability and sustainability for every drop!” says that World Water Monitoring Day is an international …
Africa’s vast underground water resources are under pressure from climate change – how to manage them: All countries have a variety of water resources – some are on the surface, like rivers, and some are beneath the ground. This groundwater provides almost 50% of all global domestic use and 43% of all the water used …
Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific – and should we be concerned?: Japan’s decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been greeted with horror by the local fishing industry as well as China and several Pacific Island states. China – which together with Hong Kong imports …
Weight loss: drinking a gallon of water a day probably won’t help you lose weight: Water is important for your health, but it can't boost weight loss. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock It’s often claimed that if you’re trying to lose weight, one of the things you should do each day is drink plenty of water – with …
Don’t just wait for the water firms – three things we can do right now to clean up Britain’s rivers: Simon Corrall / shutterstock Britain’s rivers and coasts are polluted – there’s no escaping that fact – and water companies are coming under more and more pressure to fix things. Most recently, a law firm …
Oil drilling threatens the Okavango River Basin, putting water in Namibia and Botswana at risk: Oil exploration could put the Okavango Delta at risk. Photo: Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images/ Getty Images The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect …
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal – what that means for other Nile River states: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began generating electricity in 2022. Minasse Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – …
The UK’s water pipe upgrade has made it harder to detect leaks – now the race is on to discover new ways to find them: Enough water is lost in the UK each day to fill around 1,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools. AlanMorris/Shutterstock The UK is losing a staggering 3 billion litres of water each day …
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