Browsing: Public Health

Understanding the Impact of Fracking on Drinking Water Quality

November 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD In the US, between 25,000 and 30,000 new wells were drilled via hydraulic fracturing…

October 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD Safe drinking water is a basic human need and yet, a substantial portion of…

September 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD In a recent Drexel University news blog, Charles Haas, PhD, a well-known expert in…

August 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD Drinking water from the tap is not sterile but is regulated to a level…

July 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD President Obama visits Flint, MI and assures residents that the filtered drinking water is…

June 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD The Water Quality Association (WQA) recently released results from its 2015 Study of Consumer’s…

May 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD Very little is known about the emerging pathogen, Elizabethkingia. A sudden increase in cases…

April 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD As evidenced by national media headlines, congressional hearings and town hall meetings, concern over…

March 15, 2016

By Kelly A. Reynolds, MSPH, PhD As more information is being released about the Flint, MI waterborne contamination event, new…

February 15, 2016

By Terry Arko The capabilities of our water Water is an amazing, mysterious and powerful element. To understand the capabilities…