Tag Archives: water

Boiled in China: A Personal Source of Safe Drinking Water

Posted on January 13, 2014 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

In May 2013, I gave a series of lectures at Tsinghua University and other academic institutions in China. During my travels, I was hosted at a number of banquets. I do not drink alcohol, so it was a little awkward … Continue reading →

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What the heck does CCF mean?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

by Michael J. McGuire I am not talking about the California Community Foundation, Cheetah Conservation Fund or Center for Children and Families. Hey, I write about water stuff. A few thousand water utility employees and I know what CCF means, … Continue reading →

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It’s All Hurricane Katrina’s Fault

Posted on September 19, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

by Michael J. McGuire Commentary:  Now I have heard everything. The death of the 4-year old boy in St. Bernard Parish is being linked to Hurricane Katrina. As related in a bunch of news articles recently, a Louisiana epidemiologist, who … Continue reading →

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What if I put it up my nose?

Posted on September 17, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire Water utilities are required to provide drinking water that is safe for their customers to drink. But what about other uses of municipal water? Is a water utility responsible for ensuring the safety of water that … Continue reading →

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The Best of 365 Daily Blogs

Posted on September 1, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire One year ago today (September 1, 2012) I committed to posting daily articles on my other blog This Day in Water History. It turned into quite an effort–much more so that I ever thought. Along the … Continue reading →

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Peking Duck in Beijing

Posted on May 11, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire This trip to China is different. My first trip in May 2011 was as a spouse on an inspection of projects supported by the J. Paul Getty Trust with the Getty Conservation Council. The Council consists … Continue reading →

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Fourteen Days in China

Posted on May 10, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire I find myself on an Air Canada jet on the first leg of my trip to China. How did I get here? Why am I going? I got here because I know a guy. Yuefeng Xie … Continue reading →

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Springtime in New Jersey

Posted on May 1, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire Many of you, dear readers, have been following my seven-year journey to first write, find a publisher and then promote my book, The Chlorine Revolution:  Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives. The book was … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1–The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives

Posted on March 24, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Michael J. McGuire The Journey that Launched a Revolution “revolution . . . a: sudden, radical, or complete change . . . e: a changeover in use or preference especially in technology” Merriam-Webster, “Revolution” Dr. John L. Leal, a physician turned … Continue reading →

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In Fairness to John Snow

Posted on March 14, 2013 by safedrinkingwaterdotcom

By Peter Vinten-Johansen If I were still teaching a history of medicine course at Michigan State University, I would have prepared a mini-lecture on John Snow for mid-March. The syllabus would have included a series of readings by and about Snow, … Continue reading →

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