A Canadian town has been forced to apologise after its residents found their tap water had turned fluorescent pink.
Cocaine use is so widespread in the UK that traces of the illegal drug can be found in the nation’s water supply, according to a new report.
Officials from the US state of Portland have decided to discard 173 million litres of drinking water after a teenager was recorded urinating in a city reservoir.
Hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) is currently one of the energy industry’s hottest topics due to its controversial techniques in the recovery of natural gases (hydrocarbons) from shale rock. Although its ease of access means a whole new means of sourcing energy and boost in gas production; questions arise around the stories of possible minor earthquakes to water contamination. Can we really split fact from fiction?