Drinking water

Uranium has been found in the drinking water of one more polated area - the village of Vurbitsa near Dimitrovgrad, reported BNR.

The results are from a test conducted on May 11. The people in the village are to be given bottled minerl water, water delivery trucks will be provided.

Mihalkovo" AD is one of the oldest manufacturers of bottled mineral water in Bulgaria - already 61 years production and bottled favorite of generations of Bulgarians naturally aerated water "Mihalkovo" which springs from 70 m depth with a temperature of 24 ° C.

A technical fault has caused an interruption of the water supply in the districts of Vitosha and Dianabad in Sofia.

Sofiyska voda explained that the faulty section is in the district of Hladilnika and is at great depth.

It is expected that the areas concerned will be supplied with drinking water in an alternative manner.

One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe roads and workplace stress, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on March 15.

An estimated 12.6 million people died in 2012 as a result of living and working in unhealthy environments, 23 percent of all deaths reported globally, according to the new study.

Speaker of the House Zoe Konstantopoulou on Thursday banned the use of plastic water bottles in Greek Parliament in another of her weird and wacky measures. Conservative New Democracy Minister Yiannis Tragakis asked for a bottle of water during a meeting of the Committee on Institutions and Transparency.

The Konya Basin’s aquifers have dried out, Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroğlu said in a written statement July 30, as the country has experienced one of the most arid winters and springs in recent years.

Forestry and Waterworks Minister Veysel Eroğlu assured that there will not be more water shortages in Istanbul, saying although there was lack of rain for about five months, it has been raining enough recently. He added that there are many streams that supply Istanbul’s water.

The City of Athens on Wednesday said that it has installed 35 drinking points around the capital where stray cats and dogs can get fresh drinking water, in an effort to ensure that they are not at risk from high temperatures.