Two water departments have advised residents In Los Angeles against drinking tap water due to potential contamination concerns from the ongoing wildfires. The risk of chemicals and pathogens entering ...

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles have unleashed new concerns over air quality and now, water quality too, with the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) issuing an “Unsafe Water Alert” on ...

For the cautious -- or simply curious -- homeowner, an at-home water testing kit may seem reassuring. But there are high levels of variability between test kits' abilities to detect potential ...

Water samples within the device glow green when a contaminant is detected. The National Science Foundation is backing a pilot study by Northwestern University to develop and distribute water quality ...

Elgin will spend $500,000 to expand its voluntary water testing program and will provide filtered water pitchers to any homeowner found to have lead in their water service lines. 120Water, a firm with ...

The portable Bactiquick device can detect a wide range of bacteria in just 15 minutes.

More than one-third of home test kits sent in for testing by residents to the city’s environmental agency over the past decade had some level of lead — results that reflect many New Yorkers’ continued ...

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Kaylyn Gootman, postdoctoral research associate with West Virginia University, conducted a workshop in Harrison County to educate people about clean drinking water. Events will also be held in ...

Some Chicago-area residents will be able to test the water quality in their homes as part of a Northwestern study that will begin providing free test kits later this year. Awarded a $3 million federal ...