/tags/water-safety Water Safety en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/missouri-lead-school-drinking-water-remediation The statewide effort to clean up drinking water was prompted by a 2022 Missouri law, and more than $27 million has been set aside to fix the problems. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-27/missouri-lead-school-drinking-water-remediation Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-12/crumbling-infrastructure-leaks-lead-into-midwest-water-supply Reporter Allison Kite updates "St. Louis On The Air" about an ongoing investigation into the causes and risks of high lead levels in the Midwest. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:36:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-07-12/crumbling-infrastructure-leaks-lead-into-midwest-water-supply Avery Lea Rogers /health-science-environment/2022-06-22/time-bomb-lead-pipes-are-set-to-be-removed-but-water-utilities-have-to-find-them-first Water utilities have never been required to thoroughly inventory lead pipes except in a crisis. Health experts warn problems with these “underground poisonous straws” can arise out of the blue. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-22/time-bomb-lead-pipes-are-set-to-be-removed-but-water-utilities-have-to-find-them-first Allison Kite /2022-05-06/lawmakers-are-close-to-requiring-missouri-schools-to-test-and-filter-water-for-lead A provision that would limit the amount of lead allowed in school drinking water to five parts per billion has been tacked onto an education bill. Fri, 06 May 2022 21:49:32 GMT /2022-05-06/lawmakers-are-close-to-requiring-missouri-schools-to-test-and-filter-water-for-lead Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water A cross-disciplinary study suggests the multiple laws and regulations designed to protect water aren’t working, and a new focus on drinking water can fix that. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:05:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-12-29/mizzou-researchers-want-the-clean-water-act-to-focus-on-drinking-water Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/missouri-has-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lead-pipes-among-the-highest-in-the-u-s The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates there are at least 330,000 lead pipes funneling tap water into Missouri homes and other buildings — the sixth-highest of any state in the nation. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:21:43 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-07-25/missouri-has-hundreds-of-thousands-of-lead-pipes-among-the-highest-in-the-u-s Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2020-10-20/quincy-made-major-changes-to-water-treatment-prior-to-legionnaires-outbreak 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. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:32:01 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-10-20/quincy-made-major-changes-to-water-treatment-prior-to-legionnaires-outbreak Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-23/branson-mayor-fire-chief-discuss-last-summers-duck-boat-tragedy-whats-next-for-community Last Friday marked the one-year anniversary of a tragic accident that killed 17 people near Branson, Missouri, one of the state’s biggest family-vacation… Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:58:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-07-23/branson-mayor-fire-chief-discuss-last-summers-duck-boat-tragedy-whats-next-for-community Evie Hemphill /health-science-environment/2019-05-27/as-summer-approaches-water-safety-advocates-urge-people-to-prevent-drownings Memorial Day marks the opening of many pools and lakes, and water safety advocates are urging Missourians to keep themselves and their children safe from… Mon, 27 May 2019 11:26:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-05-27/as-summer-approaches-water-safety-advocates-urge-people-to-prevent-drownings Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-17/a-look-at-leading-cause-of-accidental-death-for-toddlers-and-how-to-prevent-it Many years have passed since one of Lisa McMullin’s children tragically drowned during a family pool party on a warm September day back in 1982. Yet her… Thu, 17 May 2018 21:31:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-17/a-look-at-leading-cause-of-accidental-death-for-toddlers-and-how-to-prevent-it Evie Hemphill, Mary Edwards