While water, a typical mode of virus transmission, can allow viruses to survive, many environmental influences can have a negative impact on the viral population. In order to determine risk, these variables must be identified, as well as the inactivation rate of infectious viruses. Increased sunshine, higher antimicrobial concentrations, and…

The United Nations has declared March 22 as World Water Day in order to assess the world’s progress toward supplying everybody with safe drinking and hygiene water. When you get inside, wash your hands and clean them for at least 20 seconds” — it is sound advice, with or without…

97.5% of the world’s water is trapped in seas and lakes, where it is too salty for human use. The ice caps contain the majority of the remaining 2.5%. As a result, we humans depend on the small amount of fresh water that is available — an important natural resource…

What causes lead in Drinking water ? As plumbing materials containing lead corrode, lead may infiltrate drinking water, particularly when the water has a high acidity or low mineral content, which corrodes pipes and fixtures. Lead tubing, faucets, and fixtures are the most important sources of lead in drinking water. Lead pipes connecting the house to the…

If the summer month’s progress and temperatures rise, the issues of water intake and dehydration become more prominent. …

If the stomach is full or empty, drinking water has its own set of advantages. Water is the perfect drink for quenching hunger and preventing a variety of diseases. Did you know, though, that drinking water on an empty stomach has health benefits? …

Fruits are an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. It provided vitamins, minerals and sugars needed for the body. Most of the food is consumed in cooked form from rice to pulses to vegetables. The process of cooking helps in breaking the complex organic structures like cellulose. This aids in…

A soft drink or a carbonated drink is a drink that contains carbonated water (water dissolved with carbon dioxide under pressure), colouring (both artificial or natural) and sweetener. Sweeteners are artificial, natural or a combination of both. Common sweeteners include sugar, corn syrup, fruit juice or aspartame. Soft drinks are…

India is in the midst of one of the most severe water shortages. Following two years of poor monsoons, 330 million people — a fifth of the country’s population — are suffering from extreme drought. …