Water Sustainability Blog

Because of a wide range of infrastructure problems, many Venezuelans lack the clean water needed for basic sanitation and personal hygiene.

Desalination in mining can produce fresh water for operations or treat saline effluent. And, new technology is making it more attractive than ever.

Although PFAS, the “forever chemicals,” have long eluded regulation, some states, including Michigan and New York, are finally going after them.

One measure of water purity is total dissolved solids (TDS). Water treatments can bring TDS to levels appropriate for drinking, industry, and irrigation.

The U.N. has acted to stimulate progress on its water sustainable development goal because it’s vital to almost every other of the 17 SDGs.

In Brazil, the gap between rich and poor has always been a problem, but with COVID-19, lack of water and sanitation in favelas is a life-or-death issue.