If you’ve been paying attention to environmental news lately, you might’ve caught something pretty alarming: California farms have been using millions of pounds of PFAS-containing pesticides every single year.

Clean water is a basic expectation in the United States, yet millions of Americans still live in areas with unsafe or unreliable drinking water. High-profile crises like Flint’s lead disaster grabbed national attention, but many other cities continue to struggle with contamination that stems from aging infrastructure, poor regulation, political conflict, or environmental injustice.

In recent years, the water-treatment industry has witnessed a surge in demand for mobile carbon media vessels, systems packed with granular activated carbon (GAC) or specialty media housed in transport-ready vessels deployed for rapid filtration of contaminants.

Clean, safe drinking water has always been essential, but in 2025, it’s becoming a non-negotiable priority for schools and universities.

You expect Halloween to bring ghosts, monsters, and things that go bump in the night. But there’s a real horror that doesn’t wait for October 31st, it’s flowing straight from your tap.

Clean, safe drinking water is foundational to public health, economic development, and environmental justice. Yet in the United States, many states struggle with aging infrastructure, contamination, underfunded systems, and natural challenges.

Not all water is created equal. Industrial plants and farms deal with water packed with chemicals, odors, and other contaminants. That’s where activated carbon comes in; a low-key champion quietly powering clean water.

On Halloween night, shadows stretch long and the air chills to the bone. Ghosts may haunt the woods, but an even deadlier spirit lurks closer than you think: dirty water.

Water is life, but for millions of people in the U.S., clean, safe water still isn’t guaranteed. Aging pipes, outdated systems, and pollution have left too many communities behind.

You probably assume the water coming out of your faucet is clean. It looks fine, tastes fine, so it must be fine… right? Not always. Underneath our feet, groundwater and stormwater are often carrying a chemical cocktail that sounds like a chemistry class gone wrong.

Pumpkins, costumes, haunted houses, Halloween gives us all kinds of thrills. But the scariest thing you might face this year isn’t hiding behind a door. It’s flowing through your plumbing, sitting in your glass, running through your daily routine.

Let’s be honest, most of us don’t think twice when we fill up a glass of tap water. It’s supposed to be safe, right? But the truth is, there’s a growing buzz about what’s really in our water, and two big players are grabbing headlines right now: PFAS (aka "forever chemicals") and fluoride.

California’s water infrastructure is mixed: world-class in big urban systems and major conveyance (State Water Project, major treatment plants), but uneven statewide, with hundreds of small systems failing or “at risk,” aging pipes, and large capital needs.

We used to assume tap water = fine. Not anymore. Between aging pipes, chemical scares, and a flood of new filtration tech, people are treating water like the lifestyle choice it is.

Nations like Switzerland, Singapore, Japan, and several EU countries consistently earn top marks for water safety and strict regulations.

Industrial wastewater management is no longer just about compliance; it’s becoming a cornerstone of sustainability, innovation, and corporate responsibility.

Let’s be real: water isn’t just “water” when it comes to industrial use. It’s either helping you hit peak efficiency… or silently wrecking your equipment from the inside out.

A recent peer-reviewed study has uncovered that popular beers brewed across the U.S. contain traces of PFAS, a category of industrial chemicals known for their persistence in the environment and human body.

From agricultural runoff to industrial spills, pollution below the surface is a growing concern.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often labeled as "forever chemicals," are man-made compounds widely used in modern manufacturing.