Hacker News with Generative AI: Water Quality

Polish city is using mussels to monitor water quality (2020) (awa.asn.au)
While all water professionals are aware of the delicate balance between human systems and biological indicators, the thought of relying on the mechanisms of mussels to safeguard a city’s population from polluted drinking water takes trust in nature to new heights.

Environmental Science, Water Quality, Biology, Sustainability

204 points by gscott 19 days ago | 62 comments

Real-time, river sections downstream of sewage discharges from storm overflows (sewagemap.co.uk)

Environmental Issues, Water Quality, Data Visualization, Infrastructure, Public Health

69 points by markx2 24 days ago | 16 comments

EPA withdraws plan to regulate PFAS in drinking water (azfamily.com)
Just days into President Donald Trump’s second term, the federal government has made major changes to environmental regulations.

Environment, Politics, Water Quality, Regulation, PFAS

23 points by Jimmc414 28 days ago | 10 comments

Researchers seek to expand 'citizen scientist' testing of UK river quality (theguardian.com)
Citizen science testing of river water quality will expand this year in an attempt to make the data part of official monitoring of waterways, the head of an independent environmental research group has said.

Citizen Science, Environmental Monitoring, Water Quality, UK, Research

5 points by nickcotter 33 days ago | 0 comments

Municipal tap water higher in microplastic particles than most bottled water (plos.org)
The EU Directive 2020/2184 on consumable water quality recently proposed methodological approaches to the detection of MPs in potable water in the size range of 20–5000 μm.

Environment, Science, Health, Water Quality, Plastic Pollution

4 points by ck2 36 days ago | 2 comments

North Carolina's coastal tourism could decline due to salty tap water (phys.org)
Sea level rise is an ever-pressing concern as climate change melts ice sheets.

Climate Change, Coastal Tourism, North Carolina, Environment, Water Quality

10 points by Stratoscope 49 days ago | 1 comments

Forever chemicals found in bottled and tap water from around the world (phys.org)
Researchers found 10 'target' PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances)—chemicals which do not break down in nature—in tap and bottled water available for consumption in major cities in the UK and China.

Environmental Science, Water Quality, Chemistry, Public Health

6 points by akyuu 79 days ago | 1 comments

Scientists ID chemical found in Americans' tap water (newschannelnebraska.com)
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Science, Water Quality, Health, Environment, United States

3 points by geox 92 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Open-Source Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring with AI Features (aquaware.cloud)

Open Source, Environmental Monitoring, Water Quality, Artificial Intelligence

8 points by kesslermatics 117 days ago | 0 comments

Millions in US use well water, few test it enough to make sure it's safe (theconversation.com)

Water Quality, Public Health, Environmental Issues, US News

21 points by rntn 132 days ago | 7 comments

Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans (sciencedaily.com)

Climate Change, Environmental Science, Water Quality, Biology

118 points by Brajeshwar 217 days ago | 48 comments

Estimated Childhood Lead Exposure from Drinking Water in Chicago (jamanetwork.com)

Health, Environmental Science, Public Health, Chicago, Water Quality

31 points by toomuchtodo 226 days ago | 8 comments

Tyson Foods Is Dumping Millions Of Pounds Of Pollutants Into American Waterways (cleantechnica.com)