Tag Archives: drinking water

At a tap near you

Posted on July 14, 2025 by borderslynn

I am reproducing this article which offers a solution for drinking water: to use charcoal filters which are changed regularly. From The Conversation,  Daniel Drage, University of Birmingham Most UK rivers are contaminated by a chemical called trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). This is … Continue reading →

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Compensation designed to be insufficient, too late for many victims

Posted on July 10, 2025 by borderslynn

1979 A Workers Compensation Act was created by the UK Parliament. It was a recognition of all the illnesses caused since the various environmental hazards through employment were understood and classified. Silicosis: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/silicosis/ Pneumoconiosis Home History of UK Coal Mining, … Continue reading →

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Redirecting floodwater into aquifer

Posted on August 22, 2022 by borderslynn

For some years now the pattern of drought followed by flooding is experienced in many countries. Serious reduction in water levels in aquifers causes drinking water shortages. It is therefore necessary to build a system which directs flood waters into … Continue reading →

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