Water Contaminants

How to Avoid Brain-Eating Amoeba? Complete Guide
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 9/2/2025

How to Avoid Brain-Eating Amoeba? Complete Guide

Florida was in the news earlier this month when a man died from a brain-eating amoeba infection in Charlotte County. According to the news release by the state Health Department in Charlotte County, the infection most likely resulted from “sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water.” The release further stated that the infection, caused by Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba, “can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose.”

Recent LA Fires Highlight the Need for Emergency Water Safety Solutions
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 1/9/2025

Recent LA Fires Highlight the Need for Emergency Water Safety Solutions

The recent wildfires in Los Angeles (LA) have brought widespread destruction, displacing families, damaging homes, and threatening critical infrastructure. Among the many concerns these disasters raise, the impact on water safety is often overlooked. Wildfires can severely contaminate water supplies, leaving residents without access to safe drinking water. For those living in wildfire-prone areas like LA, understanding and implementing emergency water safety solution is vital.

What Is Arsenic and How Does It Affect Your Drinking Water?
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 1/9/2025

What Is Arsenic and How Does It Affect Your Drinking Water?

Arsenic may be a natural element that comes from the Earth’s crust, but it can still negatively affect a person’s health if they consume it in drinking water. Unfortunately, human industrial and geological operations have caused arsenic to contaminate people’s drinking water at accelerated rates. If you consume water with arsenic in it, you run the risk of developing severe health issues, including cancer.

The Atlanta BioLab Explosion: Recognizing the Risks of Too Much Chlorine in Water
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 10/20/2024

The Atlanta BioLab Explosion: Recognizing the Risks of Too Much Chlorine in Water

Conyers, Georgia, residents are worried about the release of hazardous chemicals like chlorine and its possible effects on human health and the environment following the BioLab explosion that occurred there on October 1, 2024. Concerns have been raised regarding the safety of the air and, more crucially, the water supply as smoke and fumes have spread to nearby counties, including Atlanta. This catastrophe serves as a reminder of how important it is to have access to pure, uncontaminated water, particularly following chemical contamination.

What Is Fluoride in Water? Choose the Right Fluoride Water Filter
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 7/23/2024

What Is Fluoride in Water? Choose the Right Fluoride Water Filter

People have different thoughts on whether fluoride should be in drinking water, but the issue is often debated. Some view it as a necessary nutrient that can prevent dental cavities, while others view it as an unwanted ingredient that may pose health risks. If you fall into the latter category, one of your top priorities should be learning how to remove fluoride from your tap water.

What Are PFAS and How Can We Safely Remove Them from Drinking Water?
Water Contaminants · by Dr. Jonathan Doyle · 7/15/2024

What Are PFAS and How Can We Safely Remove Them from Drinking Water?

Health officials have been raising alarms over the last several years about a toxic synthetic chemical labeled as PFAS. It is a dangerous chemical found in everything from our food to our drinking water. If a person consumes just a small amount of PFAS from their food or water, it has the potential to cause immunodeficiency problems, reproductive issues, liver damage, and even cancer.