Carcinogenic nitrate in groundwater
What is nitrate and where does it come from? Nitrate is mainly produced through intensive agricultural cultivation. Liquid manure contains a lot of ammonium, ammonia and other organic nitrogen compounds. [...]
Umuntu at the Millerntor Gallery #9
The Millerntor Gallery by Viva con Agua Every year the Millerntor Stadium, a well-established institution in the heart of the city, becomes an open platform for dialogue and exchange, where a heterogeneous [...]
Prohibited pesticides in Europe’s rivers
Tests in ten countries find no water without pesticide contamination Contaminated water: The water of European rivers and canals is contaminated with more than a hundred different pesticides, some of which [...]
Researchers find microplastic in any mineral water
Using new measuring methods, scientists have examined mineral waters for, particularly small plastic particles. Even the researchers were surprised by the results. Microplastics does not only float in rivers, lakes and oceans. [...]
Dream figure? Drink a lot of still water
Water tightens you, keeps your cells fit - and has zero calories. But you'd better take still water: according to new research, carbon dioxide makes you hungry. Drinking water works for your figure - it [...]
Every second bottle comes from abroad
20 springs alone fill mineral water - more than enough to quench our thirst, one would think. Yet almost every second bottle that goes over the counter comes from abroad. According to the Association of [...]