Water-resistant sunscreen products work much less well after they have been worn in the sea, a consumer group has warned ahead of the summer holiday season. Which? tested two products claiming to ...

If you've ever paused for thought trying to work out waterproof vs water-resistant, you're not alone. As although these terms ...

Parents are being warned to avoid choosing certain colours of swimwear for their children if they want to keep them safe in the water on their family holidays. Olympic swimming champion Rebecca ...

“Rugged” is just a word, a marketing ploy as meaningless as “summer-proof,” “water-resistant,” or “dustproof.” All make nice bullet points on a phone’s spec sheet, but they aren ...

Because chlorine is able to kill most germs, we also depend on it to disinfect our drinking water and clean the water in our swimming pools. In the US, 98 percent of treated water supply systems ...

Chlorine is a halogen in group VII A of the periodic table with atomic number 17, an atomic weight of 35.45, and a density of 1.56 Mg/m 3. In the solid state it forms a tretragonal crystal with a ...

The Water Services Corporation has reassured residents that the levels of chlorine in tap water are within safe limits after a Qormi man complained the water supplying his home tasted strongly of ...

Nov. 8, 2024 — Atmospheric aerosol particles are essential for the formation of clouds and precipitation, thereby influencing the Earth's energy budget, water cycle, and climate. However ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine gas. A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic ...