In numerous parts of Africa, the struggle for clean drinking water continues due to resource constraints and insufficient ...

But the economics of rainwater harvesting make more and more sense as both the cost and uncertainty of water resources increase, especially as the climate changes. Much like installing solar ...

Methods: A total of 100 children were assigned to receive drinking water that had been subjected to solar disinfection in polyethylene terephthalate bottles. One hundred age and sex matched controls ...

If clean water is scarce, a plastic bottle can even be used in a solar water disinfection method to purify water. Beyond hydration, plastic bottles make effective containers for storing small items.

Engineers performed an initial trial of the desalination system on groundwater wells in a New Mexico community over six ...

While research has shown that tap water is the most likely to be contaminated compared to bottled and filtered water, Kauffman says he drinks tap water. “We have never had it so good,” he says.

Many of us reuse single-use plastics like water bottles, takeout containers and plastic bags. But is that safe?

Bottled water in three states have been pulled off shelves due to concerns about coliform bacteria cofotoisme/Getty Thousands of bottles of water have been recalled across West Virginia ...

Of course, staying hydrated is easier (i.e. more fun) when you have a great reusable water bottle to drink from. Insulated water bottles mean you chug ice cold water any day of the year without ...

Reusable water bottles are very useful, not only do they cut down on single-use plastic but they can save you a sum of money when you don't have to keep buying individual bottles of water.

But there’s a better option: cheap heating at daytime. More than 40% of freestanding Australian houses now have solar. Switching water heaters to charge during the day can soak up solar power ...