Drinking water

Public records obtained by researchers at Virginia Tech show the city of Quincy changed its water treatment processes in the months leading up to the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, which may have allowed Legionella bacteria to multiply throughout the water system.

Last month, St. Louis University launched its interdisciplinary WATER Institute. Director Amanda Cox and Administrative Director Rachel Rimmerman join host Sarah Fenske to explain what it's focused on and describe some important water-related research already underway.

Dan Giammar collects something most people want to get rid of: lead pipes.“This is just a great piece of lead pipe,” said Giammar, turning the smooth…

Nearly two thirds of voters in the Texas County town of Houston decided to stop adding fluoride to the city’s water, but dentists serving the area are…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 31, 2013 - When Pat Mulroy, the general manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority,…

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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2012 - George P. Hutchings has a hard time hearing over the din of his Fenton warehouse. The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 25, 2011 - Two dozen feet below the joggers, dog walkers and artists painting picturesque still…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 19, 2010 - Rebecca Ye, a freshman at Washington University, already has a major scientific…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 16, 2010 - Benjamin Franklin had plenty of pithy things to say about all sorts of human…