Open Directory - Science: Environment: Water Resources: Drinking Water
See also: This category in other languages: - Includes publications and position papers on a variety of technical and U.S. regulatory topics related to drinking water supply and its protection. - Non-profit organization dedicated to the efficient and sustainable use of water. Serves as a North American advocate for water efficient products and programs, and provides information and assistance on water conservation efforts. - International nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. Represents treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others. - EPA compendium of research related to determining safe levels and setting new standards. - Resources and information on drinking water related regulations and legislation. - USGS applied environmental engineering research project which focuses on monitoring of pathogens in US water supplies. Site tells how environmental microbiology is done, and describes facilities, capabilities, collaborators. Some online articles. - Primer on drinking water treatment, particularly methods used in Canada's public water supplies. - A consortium of investor-owned water utilities providing water utility services to customers throughout California. Site has information on drinking water standards, water treatment, and related topics. - Comprehensive collection of information about the safety and quality of drinking water. - Provides a guide to water treatment methods including activated carbon filtration, reverse osmosis, distillation, disinfection and bottled water. - Provides information on residential water treatment and commercial water treatment. Include videos on drinking water quality and information on drinking water service providers. - U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water information on drinking water and health, including the National Primary Drinking Water Standards, fact sheets on specific drinking water contaminants, and guidance regarding Cryptosporidium for people with compromised immune systems. - A technical summary about the sources of drinking water for King County, precipitation, water use, private and public systems and the number and size of water systems. - A Christian, non-profit organization helping rural poor (around the world) obtain safe drinking water. Lifewater Canada trains people to drill safe drinking water wells and build water pumps (handpumps). On-line resources include a 100-page water well drilling and hand pumps tutorial. - Describes the health benefits of magnesium. - Offers water quality reports, list of board of directors, and information about the Safe Drinking Water Act. - Resources on drinking water, from levels of Arsenic in drinking water to the quality of bottled water. - Over 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water worldwide. Learn more about this problem and explore possible solutions in this virtual exhibition. - Sulfate is a naturally occurring constituent in water. Site presents information on research by the U.S. EPA Office of Drinking Water into health aspects of sulphate in water. - TEX*A*Syst helps rural residents take decisive actions to preserve the quality of their drinking water, prevent water pollution, and protect health. - Free, detailed, unbiased and personalized answers to your questions related to drinking water, water technology or any drinking water related concern. - Existing and proposed U.S. standards for drinking water quality, standards enforcement, and current initiatives to evaluate the safety of specific substances in public water supplies. - Information on obtaining clean water through filtration, purification, chemical treatment and boiling. Advice on preparing for emergency water needs at home, finding water in the wild and reducing water pollution. - Water Quality Association (WQA) is the international trade association representing the household, commercial, and industrial water quality improvement industry. - International nonprofit organization sponsoring research on delivery of safe and affordable drinking water. Information on topics such as water treatment and distribution, groundwater management, monitoring, and cryptosporidium and other waterborne pathogens. - Information on common drinking water quality concerns.
