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Massachusetts Takes Action For Safe Drinking Water in Schools

Lead contamination is the new concern throughout America’s school districts, since the crisis in Flint, Mich., where water was found with high concentrations of the toxic metallic element. “Children are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning, which can cause serious damage to the brain, kidneys, nervous system, and red blood cells,” says The Boston Globe...

Flint Still Under Construction, and Residents in Despair

The 100,000 residents of Flint, Mich., are still using bottled water for bathing and washing dishes because their tap water is still unsafe to use. Some improvement has been made, says researchers who released test results from 174 homes showing declining levels of lead in the water. However, Flint is still being considered a...

Public Health Emergency in Hoosick Falls, NY

Health Emergency in Hoosick Falls Hoosick Falls, N.Y., is a small village of about 3,500 people, whose water was recently found with high levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic chemical linked in some studies to an increased risk for cancer, thyroid disease and serious complications during pregnancy. Hoosick’s residents are having their blood...

Flint, Michigan’s Clean Water is Coming Soon

Replacement of the old lead pipes in Flint are to begin this month so that the community can have access to clean water as soon as possible. The state legislature may approve funding for the first phase of a $55 million lead pipe replacement plan, says CNN.com. In the meantime, officials are still encouraging the...

Funding for National Water Emergencies

Funding for National Water Emergencies Suppose there was good news springing from Flint’s water crisis==the awareness that much change is needed for many cities across the country where water quality and transportation is poor. Would there be funding for such major projects? FOX13 shared news that Congress is proposing to give $250 million to...

Flint’s Water Solution

Still the talk of the news, Flint’s residents are unsatisfied with the current lead pipes used to deliver drinking water to their homes. Who would blame them? Changing the source of water that flows through the lead piping is not going to solve the issue of lead leaching into the water. Officials failed to...

Flint’s Kids Are The Talk Of The Nation

As the water crisis in Flint, Michigan continues, the education system is now a big concern for parents and teachers. Npr.org says that, “The percentage of children age 5 and under with elevated levels of lead in their blood had nearly doubled since the city switched its water source a year and a half...

Muslim Community Donates 30,000 bottles of water to Flint

Americans are aware of the water crisis occurring in Flint, Michigan, where over a hundred thousand people have been poisoned with lead. Governor Rick Snyder and his administration tried to save money by selling polluted river water to the residents of Flint instead of using Detroit’s water sources. Now the issue has been declared...

Benefits to Filtering Your Water

Here’s some helpful information from, “Ask Well.” Health questions answered by Times journalists and experts. Should you filter your water? The short answer is yes. While the Environmental Protection Agency regulates municipal tap water and sets legal limits on certain contaminants, and most water utilities generally stay within these limits, “some of the legal limits...

“Water and Climate Change” Tri-national Conference

On November 16th and 17th, three European countries–France, Germany, and Poland–came together to discuss how research can contribute to solving water problems worldwide. These country’s best researchers met in Paris for the trinational conference called, “Water and Climate Change.” About 90 participants attended the conference, and many “leading experts discussed recent progress and future...

Special Post Card Offer for Los Angeles

Welcome to Friends of Water ! Highly effective and affordable water filtersIf you are reading this page, you have received the special offer for Los Angeles residents sent by post card. Receive a 12% discount on EVERY ITEM in our online store thru July 31, 2016. by using the coupon code CleanLA when...

D.C. first utility to turn sewage water into electricity

“D.C. Water, which also treats sewage from much of the Maryland and Northern Virginia suburbs, recently became the first utility in North America to use a Norwegian thermal hydrolysis system to convert the sludge left over from treated sewage into electricity.” The Washington Post put up a great article showing illustrations of this new...

Flint’s water emergency advisory

Water authorities in Flint, Mich. told their customers and water users to continue drinking their tap water even though strange odors and colors were reported. Then residents were advised to let the water run for 5 minutes before using it and to install lead- removing water filters. Then county officials issued an emergency advisory...

Communities affected by wastewater spill

According to CNN, “The orange sludge flowed from the Animas River in Colorado into New Mexico, where it met and started following the San Juan River, a key source of water for Navajo communities. Communities up and down the Animas and San Juan rivers have been affected by the...

About Water Filters

ABOUT WATER FILTERS There are so many vendors and types of water filtration that deciding on the right one for you can be daunting. Here is some information about water filters and about the type of filters that we sell. FRIENDS OF WATER Friends of Water has been supplying the best water filters we...

Fluoride Removal Test Results

Fluoride Removal Test Results This is the summary data results from independent testing for fluoride removal for the calcium-based carbon, also known as bone char, used in the kitchen canister and the whole house filters we sell. Please note that this test was done on water with levels of fluoride some 17 to 22...

Filter Pitcher Tests

Water Filter Pitcher & Filtering Water Bottles & Canteen Test Results The same filtration is used in all the Seychelle products we sell, the pitchers, bottles, straws, pumps and canteens. The media is adjusted to the water flow in each product. Below includes composite results for the filter material used in...

Filtering Water Bottles

Filtering Water Bottles Friendsofwater.com knows that filtering water bottles are a great way to have safe, clean drinking water on the go. These are the most effective filtering water bottles available. The filtration methods have been repeatedly tested all around the world, and the results are astonishingly good, particularly for such a small filter....

Well Water

Whole House Well Water filer and how to choose one for your House Nitrates, arsenic and lead are three of the common contaminants of rural well water. The greatest use of nitrates is in fertilizer, so the greatest source of nitrates in well water is agriculture runoff. Nitrates combine with various organic and inorganic compounds. Once taken...

Fluoride Risks

Fluoride Risks and how to filter Fluoride out of your water FPIES comments in blue lower on this page. About Fluoride Risks Our kids have fewer cavities than we did, and many credit that to fluoride in the water supply. However, most European countries outlawed fluoride in drinking water decades ago and their...

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