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Hoboken, NJ., January 12, 2026 — Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. Without ...

WELL, RIGHT NOW AT SIX, ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES CONCERNS OF A CHEMICAL USED TO DISINFECT DRINKING WATER IN THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT WESTERN PA. A STUDY FINDS THAT A BYPRODUCT OF THE CHEMICAL ...

As part of routine distribution system maintenance designed to protect public health and ensure high drinking water quality, the City of Titusville Public Works Department will temporarily adjust its ...

TEXARKANA -- Texarkana Water Utilities will begin a temporary change to the method of disinfecting it's drinking water beginning Monday and lasting about three weeks. The water will remain safe to ...

AKRON, Ohio — The City of Akron will issue public notifications to approximately 6,600 water customers after two of its 12 routine water sampling locations exceeded federal drinking water standards ...

Experts say drinking water disinfection is essential, but current methods may expose people to potentially harmful compounds. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

For more than a century, U.S. utility companies have safely disinfected drinking water with chlorine and chloramine to prevent waterborne diseases such as typhoid. New research from Stevens Institute ...