Reusable water bottles can help you stay hydrated, but experts say not cleaning your water bottle regularly can expose you to some potentially harmful bacteria. Boston 25’s sister station met with ...

Water samples taken on Dec. 21, 2025, had turbidity levels of 1.6 turbidity units. The allowable standard is 0.3 turbidity ...

Contaminated water with elevated levels of Legionella bacteria has been found in at least six federal government buildings open to the public, though the problem is likely more widespread, a new ...

Fortunately, cleaning a water dispenser is pretty easy to do on your own. All you'll need are dish soap or white vinegar, water, a straw cleaner (like the Straw Cleaner Brush Kit) or pipe cleaner, a ...

Following the discovery of germs suggesting potential contamination with human or animal waste, a British water supplier had advised locals not to drink from their taps. However, in a new update at ...

LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area official says it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that led to warnings over the weekend ...

Infections with the deadly, flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are rare — but they may be on the rise in parts of the United States. The bacteria are found naturally in warm seawater, and can ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Charleston Waterkeeper is an organization that regularly takes water samples of 20 swimming ...

Usually, in order to check drinking water for bacteria, a sample of that water must be cultured in a Petri dish for 12 to 48 hours. Not only does this process take a long time, but it has to be ...

Toothpaste is meant to keep bacteria at bay, but an inspection from the Food and Drug Administration found that water contaminated with dangerous bacteria was used to manufacture batches of ...