The State says arsenic levels were too high in a January water test, but the local water district says a an independent test came back beneath federal limits.

How’s the water quality in your house? You could get an answer by participating in the town’s residential water testing project. The federal government requires that public water systems test the ...

Researchers have known for decades that different brands of lab machines produce different results. The fix is easy — but not ...

There's little worse as a pool lifeguard than hearing the words "code brown" come through your radio. For swimmers on a hot day, there's also little worse than being told to immediately get out of the ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a class of long-lasting chemicals that have been linked to harmful human health effects, like increased risk of cancer, reduced ability to fight ...

This story originally appeared in the Tuesday, Feb, 6, 2007 edition of the Lassen County Times. Sometimes the experts don’t ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) and the Danish Cancer Research Institute (DCRI) investigated the association between the intake of nitrate and nitrite from a wide range of different ...

Elgin officials are again alerting residents after some drinking water samples exceeded allowable lead levels during a recent test. The city takes 100 random samples of homes and buildings that are ...

UNDERWOOD, ND (KXNET) — The City of Underwood remains under a do-not-use water advisory and a state of emergency after a water main break contaminated the community’s water system earlier this week.

Town Engineer Joe Finora has been the Town Board’s point person on septic systems. (Credit: Julie Lane) Can Water Quality Improvement Project money be used to pay for testing of well water on Shelter ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Water continues to test high for nitrates in Yoder. Reno County said Tuesday that testing of the water in Rural Water District 101 in the Yoder area shows nitrates at 12 ...