Water Canary http://www.watercanary.com real-time water quality information for a healthier world Mon, 06 May 2013 18:22:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 CEO Sonaar Luthra Awarded Speaker & Specialist Grant by US State Department http://www.watercanary.com/2013/05/ceo-sonaar-luthra-awarded-speaker-specialist-grant-by-us-state-department/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-sonaar-luthra-awarded-speaker-specialist-grant-by-us-state-department http://www.watercanary.com/2013/05/ceo-sonaar-luthra-awarded-speaker-specialist-grant-by-us-state-department/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 18:18:37 +0000 admin http://www.watercanary.com/?p=770 We are proud to announce that our CEO, Sonaar Luthra, has been awarded a Speaker & Specialist Grant in Water Quality and Climate Change from the US State Department! This grant – given by invitation only to American experts in…

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]]> http://www.watercanary.com/2013/05/ceo-sonaar-luthra-awarded-speaker-specialist-grant-by-us-state-department/feed/ 0 Day 20: Nitrates http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/nitrates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nitrates http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/nitrates/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:10:53 +0000 sonaar http://www.watercanary.com/?p=732 Although the health effects of nitrates on humans are limited, their environmental effects are considerable.  When discharged into streams, rivers and lakes (usually via runoff from agricultural land), nitrates promote bacterial growth which consumes oxygen in water (a condition known…

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]]> http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/nitrates/feed/ 0 Day 19: Benzene http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/day-19-benzene/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-19-benzene http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/day-19-benzene/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:18:49 +0000 sonaar http://www.watercanary.com/?p=729 Benzene is an organic chemical compound that is highly toxic in drinking water.  There is no acceptable level of benzene in drinking water as it is a known carcinogen, it is toxic to the haemotopoietic system (which can lead to…

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]]> http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/day-19-benzene/feed/ 0 Day 18: Arsenic http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/arsenic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arsenic http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/arsenic/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:15:42 +0000 sonaar http://www.watercanary.com/?p=727 A 2007 study concluded that over 137 Million people in more than 70 countries suffer from arsenic poisoning in drinking water.  It can cause headaches, confusion, severe diarrhea and drowsiness in mild cases, but at high concentrations will cause committing,…

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]]> http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/arsenic/feed/ 0 Day 17: Enteroviruses http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/day-17-enteroviruses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-17-enteroviruses http://www.watercanary.com/2013/03/day-17-enteroviruses/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:13:47 +0000 sonaar http://www.watercanary.com/?p=725 Enteroviruses have been shown to occur in high concentrations in untreated and treated water sources.  They are one of the most common causes of human infections, responsible for over 30 million infections in the US every year.  Because enteroviruses are…

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