Ryan Thorpe and Rachel Chang from the USA win the 2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their novel approach to detect and purify water contaminated with Shigella, E. coli, Salmonella, and Cholera.
Thousands of water experts, decision makers and business innovators meet this week in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of World Water Week 2017. As a thought leader in innovating residential water purification solutions that address key drinking water concerns, Bluewater says thoughtless contamination of water resources everywhere in the planet needs to be addressed.
With over 8 million tonnes of plastic leaking into the ocean each year – equal to dumping a garbage truck of plastic every minute, according to the United Nations – Swedish water purification company Bluewater has made stopping the unfettered use of disposable plastic bottles a cornerstone of its business mission.
Let’s all join the fight against plastic in our oceans for a better f
Several studies in recent months have provided evidence that pesticides used by farmers may now be finding their way into tap water, which has been described as 'alarming' by environmentalists.
Our oceans are being choked by plastics of every kind, which are slowly poisoning all living things in marine habitats. Bluewater opposes the use of single-use plastic bottles and asks governments and city authorities worldwide to introduce deposit return schemes for plastic bottles and encourage comprehensive plastic waste collection systems.
Bluewater is marking International Women's Day today because we believe that in 2017 it is not just that women and girls spend over 200 million hours (that's 8.3 million days, or over 22,800 years, according to UNICEF), every day collecting water - which is a colossal waste of their valuable time.
Over 360 global leaders from government, industry, multilateral organisations, the scientific community and civil society are gathered on Bali, Indonesia, for the Economist's World Ocean Conference, a constructive and solution-focused approach to find how to finance a sustainable ocean economy.
Professor Joan B. Rose wins the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize for her tireless contributions to global public health.
U.S. website whatsinmywater.com warns people they need to be cautious about what may be getting into their tap water and could potentially threaten health and wellbeing.