Hacker News with Generative AI: Water Treatment

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in its water (bbc.com)
Utah has become the first US state to ban the use of fluoride in its public water, following concerns raised by health secretary Robert F Kennedy that the mineral poses potential health risks.
Public Health, Water Treatment, Fluoride, Utah, United States
498 points by Jimmc414 4 days ago | 1241 comments
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water (nytimes.com)
Utah has become the first U.S. state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to public drinking water.
Politics, Health, Water Treatment, Utah
9 points by mikhael 6 days ago | 4 comments
Florida lawmakers looking to ban fluoride statewide (tampabay.com)
Two sweeping bills are moving through Florida’s capitol that would prohibit local governments from adding fluoride to drinking water.
Politics, Public Health, Water Treatment, Florida
4 points by howard941 14 days ago | 0 comments
Brewing tea removes lead from water (news.northwestern.edu)
Good news for tea lovers: That daily brew might be purifying the water, too.
Health, Chemistry, Water Treatment
16 points by geox 37 days ago | 1 comments
Water chlorination levels in US and EU likely increase cancer risk (pressreader.com)
Health, Cancer, Water Treatment, Public Health, Europe
14 points by oliverchan2024 43 days ago | 1 comments
Water chlorination levels in US and EU likely increase cancer risk (theguardian.com)
Chlorinating drinking water at levels common in the United States and European Union probably increases the risk of several cancers, a new analysis of recent research from across the globe finds.
Health, Cancer, Water Treatment, Public Health, Environmental Science
3 points by kawera 44 days ago | 1 comments
"Phantom chemical" identified in drinking water is new to science (newatlas.com)
Scientists have identified a mysterious "phantom chemical" that's long been suspected to exist in treated drinking water in some regions
Science, Chemistry, Water Treatment
17 points by Brajeshwar 131 days ago | 4 comments
Fluoride in the water – good idea or bad idea? (twitter.com)
Fluoride, Public Health, Water Treatment, Health
3 points by MrBuddyCasino 134 days ago | 0 comments
Farm waste can filter microplastics in surface runoff, prevent pollution (phys.org)
Using treated plant waste as a filter reduced the presence of harmful microplastics in agricultural runoff by more than 92%, according to a new study authored by a University of Mississippi research team.
Environmental Science, Pollution, Agriculture, Sustainability, Water Treatment
8 points by PaulHoule 168 days ago | 0 comments
Fluoride in our drinking water may not be as useful as it used to be (gizmodo.com)
The benefits of putting fluoride in our drinking water might have weakened over time. In a new review of the evidence, scientists have found that while water fluoridation may still slightly reduce the risk of cavities in young children, its overall impact is likely smaller than it was 50 years ago, before fluoride was widely available in toothpaste.
Public Health, Dentistry, Science, Health, Water Treatment
34 points by rntn 179 days ago | 73 comments
How a California county got PFAS out of its drinking water (npr.org)
Yorba Linda is a small, sunny city southeast of Los Angeles. It’s perhaps best known for being the birthplace of President Richard Nixon.
Water Treatment, California, Environmental Issues, Public Health
76 points by adomasm3 184 days ago | 44 comments
UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy forever chemicals (news.ubc.ca)
Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Pollution, Water Treatment
24 points by givinguflac 215 days ago | 9 comments
Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water (showme.missouri.edu)
Science, Nanotechnology, Environmental Science, Water Treatment
66 points by Ozarkian 221 days ago | 36 comments
Boiling and filtering can remove microplastics from drinking water: study (sciencealert.com)
Water Treatment, Microplastics, Science, Environment
25 points by Brajeshwar 237 days ago | 32 comments
PFAS removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic monoliths (bath.ac.uk)
Water Treatment, 3D Printing, Materials Science, Environmental Science
25 points by geox 241 days ago | 0 comments
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean Seine for Olympic swimming (apnews.com)
Paris, Olympics, Water Treatment, Environmental Sustainability, Infrastructure
13 points by consumer451 334 days ago | 1 comments