Safe water, ponds and septic systems in 2010 water-quality webinars Water quality and water conservation will be the focus of five Web-based seminars produced by Penn State Cooperative Extension this spring. Topics will include water testing, septic systems, managing ponds and lakes, and safe drinking water. The first webinar will cover strategies to monitor water… Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/opinion/21thur2.html Editorial Heightened Concern Over BPA Published: January 21, 2010 Consumers should choose products without BPA until regulators determine whether exposure to the chemical found in baby bottles is harmful.
E.coli, found in the gastrointestinal tract, can come from sewage, animal waste, water run-off after rainfall, and swimmers, said Dan Miller II, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Parks test three samples from their lakes twice a week and recreational areas will close swimming areas when 235 colonies or higher are found per… Read more
