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September 29, 2009
After more than a decade of blockbuster growth, U.S. bottled water sales dropped 6% this past year. Why? Because environmentally-minded consumers, urged on by their Mayors (in...
September 16, 2009
Photo credit: seththerabbit/Flickr While it is true the United States has some of the best drinking water in the world, a disturbing new report conducted by the New York Times...
August 28, 2009
  The west branch of the Nishnabotna River runs within four miles of Ron Rosmann's farm and pastureland, so he was dismayed when he saw it on a list of dozens of watersheds...
March 18, 2009
There are some things it's hard to get around to doing — even when they're making a "drip, drip" noise. Celebrate "Fix a Leak" week by checking your faucets, showers and toilets...
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October 9, 2007
  Tap water is more carefully regulated than bottled water, but it isn't free of contaminants. So what does that plastic water pitcher filter out?  Most countertop and...
September 16, 2009
If you found, following the steps in "Do You Need a Home Water Filter?," that there are contaminants in your water and that a filtering system will get rid of them, use this guide...
October 19, 2009
I've recently purchased a new home. The basement is quite damp and has signs of mold. Can you recommend any non-toxic mold treatments? Also, in spite of the traces of mold, we'd...
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February 17, 2008
Dear Dr. Gina, Where I live chlorine is used to clean the water that comes out of the taps. Is it true that chlorine is harmful for your health if you are exposed to it through...
January 9, 2008
I recently tested my house for Radon Gas and the result was 13.3pCi/L. Idaho recommends that some action be taken to lessen radon concentration if reading is over 4pCi/l. What is...
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