Have you ever wondered if the water in your home is truly safe to drink? Many homeowners overlook the potential dangers lingering in their water supply. This article will explain why a radon water test is essential for ensuring your home’s safety.
Radon, a colorless and odorless gas, can seep into your water and pose serious health risks. By understanding the importance of testing, you can take steps to protect your family’s health and well-being.
Health Risks
Radon exposure through water can lead to serious health issues. Drinking or using contaminated water increases the risk of internal organ cancers, such as stomach cancer. Inhaling radon released from water during household activities can also cause lung canc…
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 2008 (IPS) – The United Nations warns that a sharp decline in international funding for reproductive health is threatening global efforts to reduce poverty, improve health and empower women worldwide.
This is especially evident in the case of funding for family planning where absolute dollar amounts are lower than they were in 1995, says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a report released here.
If this trend is not reversed, he cautions, it will have serious implications for the ability of countries to address the unmet need for such services, and could undermine efforts to prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce maternal and infant mortality.
Compounding the problem further, the largest share of population funding is now…
IPS Correspondents
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 8 2010 (IPS) – As nearly 25 years of development of a malaria vaccine come to fruition, health authorities across Africa will need to come to grips with how to effectively introduce it.
Malaria accounts for 20 percent of deaths of young children in Africa. Credit: Julien Harnels/Wikicommons
Phase III testing of a malaria vaccine involving up to 16,000 infants in seven African countries has begun; success could see a vaccine…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 14 2012 (IPS) – The cyclists riding in the bicycle lanes along the beachfront avenue of this Brazilian city pass the car drivers stuck in rush hour traffic.
The Rio de Janeiro city authorities are encouraging this simple, cheap and non-polluting solution for the growing problems of urban transport.
The sight of commuters on bicycles is increasingly common in Rio because of strong economic growth, easy credit and incentives designed to boost auto sales.
Bicycling in Rio de Janeiro. Credit: Courtesy of ITDP
I sold my car because it was so difficult to park, parking lot…
This is the second in a three-part series on Tanzania’s Pangani River Basin
Pangani Basin Water Board officials Arafa Maggidi (green shirt) and Lillian Mkongo (seated) collected water samples to measure salinity at one of the tributaries of Pangani River in September 2013. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS
PANGANI, Tanzania, Oct 22 2013 (IPS) – The freshwater drinking supply of the coastal town of Pangani in northeast Tanzania is becoming increasingly contaminated as salt water steadily seeps in from the Indian Ocean.
The 500 km Pangani River and underground aquifers are the main sources of drinking water for thousands of residents in Pangani town, located about 400k…