Ivanhoe Reservoir: Solving a problem / Illustrating another

Problem
Ivanhoe Reservoir (Los Angeles, California) has a problem. Bright sunlight, chlorine and natural bromides combined together to form the carcinogen bromate and now Ivanhoe Reservoir is contaminated. The only way to effectively remove the chemical is to drain the entire body of water and clean the bottom surface to remove all the bromate. In the [...]

By jonasrisen | 04 Aug 08 | Posted in Environment | Comments (3)

Bottled Water Gets the Boot

On March 13, 2008, the mayor of Seattle signed executive order #02-08, banning the use of city funds to pay for bottled water. Seattle wasn’t the first to ban the bottle either: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Ann Arbor have all restricted city spending on bottled water. Numerous other cities, such as [...]

By brianjonas | 17 Mar 08 | Posted in News | Comments (4)

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