Why Reports on Legionnaires Have Increased This Decade
The disease takes its name from the first outbreak in which the waterborne bacterium was identified as the cause. It was in 1976 when this outbreak occurred, in a Philadelphia ...
5 Of The Worst City Water Contaminaton Stories
In most cities in this country we consume safe water. That’s not the case in every city. In some cities residents have suffered tremendously, and there have been legal battles ...
Kenyan Villagers Awarded $ 12 Million in a Lead Poisoning Lawsuit
July 2020 marked the end of one of the biggest environmental cases in modern history when a Kenyan community in Mombasa was awarded $12 million after proving that they were ...
What to Test For When There’s Brown Water in Pipes
Brown tap water is more commonly faced by homeowners using a well. However, other factors can cause this problem in homes connected to a city or county water supply. ...
Symptoms of Legionella in The Water
What is Legionella? Legionnaires’ disease is a very serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by bacteria called Legionella. You can get Legionnaires' disease if you breathe in tiny droplets ...
