News + Facts
Revenge of the Fatberg
Keep Fats, Oils and Grease in the Trash Where They Belong Keep water FOG-free In February 2021, a brewing toxic mess of waste comprised of such culprits as wet wipes, diapers, sanitary pads, cotton swabs and other detritus fused with fats, oils and grease from...
Toilets, Latrines, and Everything in Between
by Corinna Wang [public toilet at Bryant Park in NYC © pam lazos] Most conversations around bodily functions can be uncomfortably embarrassing discussions, especially those concerning use of the bathroom. Everyone has a bathroom ritual they deem necessary, one that...
We Are Water Protectors
Stories and prophecies surrounding Mother Earth and Father Sky are abundant in indigenous folklore where Indigenous People have long protected the earth from those who would seek to abuse her resources. That’s why it is so wonderful to see that storytelling tradition...
Pass the PVA, Please
the infamous tide pod © pam lazos When the kids were little I think I did a hundred loads of laundry a week. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but I easily did a few loads every couple days, depending on their activity levels. At that time, I was a big fan of the large...
Here, There, and Everywhere
The Problem with Microplastics in Water and What Women Scientists are Doing to Solve It photo credit: wH2O Journal Read all about it in wH2O, The Journal of Gender and Water, Volume 8 (2021) right here: https://repository.upenn.edu/wh2ojournal/vol8/iss1/9/ Pam Lazos...
Stunted Children from Stunted Mothers
And the Need for Improved Maternal Water Literacy. by Dr. Christiaan Morssink stunted on the vine © pam lazos In the late nineties, the World Health Organization undertook a major international study to create a growth chart for children 0-5yrs....
Water Literacy – 4
Measuring, Testing, and Educating at the Household Level by Dr. Christiaan Morssink © pam lazos The household is an important data point in the world of WASH -- water, sanitation and hygiene -- on many levels. In the home of my youth, the WC -- the water closet -- was...
Water Literacy – 3
by Christiaan Morssink Definition: Water literacy is the scaffolding that empowers individuals, households, communities, nations, and regions to protect and utilize water resources and water quality through ecologically adapted change and strengthen water resilience...
Talking Water Big Time: The World Water Forum In DAKAR, Senegal
by Mallory Rappaport The tiny, but oh so nasty COVID-19 virus has broken the rhythm of the triennial World Water Forums. The 9th Forum, planned for March this year in Dakar, has been postponed to March 2022, in the hope that the pandemic can be controlled by then with...
Water Literacy – 2
Constructing a Paradigm: Who Should Know What, Where, How and Why? by Dr. Christiaan Morssink Rockman in frozen water © pam lazos I watched in horror as the young French woman was transported by dug-out canoe (with outboard engine) across the river to the hospital on...
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