Nearly all public drinking water in the United States and Europe is treated with chlorine. However, a new study suggests that the current level of chlorination ... worldwide. As Safe Water ...

Within the U.S., tap water ... safe, there are occasions where chemicals or other contaminants can still temporarily impact the safety of drinking water. This occurs when unsafe levels of ...

Lead can leach into drinking water through old lead pipes. The EPA has set minimum testing schedules for specific pollutants to make sure that levels remain safe. Still, some people may be more ...

Although the CDC offers recommendations, the US Environmental Protection Agency formally sets limits on what is allowed under the Safe ... levels above 1.5 milligrams per liter (mg/L) in drinking ...

The advocacy-based Environmental Working Group says there is no safe PFAS level in drinking water, based in part on a German study. Yet an Australian federal health agency concluded last summer ...

Kennedy Jr. says fluoride should be removed from drinking water, but experts say the naturally occurring mineral is safe and improves ... fluoridation at optimal levels to help prevent tooth ...

Chemours said evidence doesn’t support arguments that GenX at low levels is a health threat ... it could be complicated because the Safe Drinking Water Act prevents new rules from being looser ...

What is enforceable is the EPA's Primary Drinking Water Regulation, which is 4.0 mg/L for fluoride. "This level was set to prevent against increased risk of crippling skeletal fluorosis ...