Airlines OK Drinking Water Tests, Flushing
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Drinking water on commercial airliners will be checked more frequently after the Environmental Protection Agency found evidence of harmful bacteria in the water of one of every eight planes tested.
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European Union air safety officials on Wednesday backed tightened rules on the amount of liquids and size of carry-on baggage passengers can bring onto commercial flights &#151; even as the U.S. has eased its restrictions.
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The government says all U.S. airlines must turn over passenger data so that it can test a planned screening system. The airline industry and others complain that the order will mean massive privacy violations, extra expenses and possible trouble with foreign countries. By Ryan Singel.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 15--Customers of the Browns Ferry Water District in central Georgetown County were advised late Thursday to boil their water before drinking it or use bottled water because E. coli was found in the water.
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Toxic chlorine pollutants were found at unsafe levels in 40 percent of D.C. tap water samples tested this spring during the water utility's annual chlorine surge, according to a national environmental group's report to be released today.
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By Jennifer Griswold, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 5--MINCO -- City water has been cleared for drinking after further tests by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality showed it's free from contamination, Minco officials said.
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The World Health Organization issued new  guidelines on Tuesday on preventing contamination of drinking  water supplies and resultant illnesses.
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The United States partly lifted on   Monday its ban on liquids in carry-on bags on airline flights,   a policy imposed last month after authorities in London said   they foiled a plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights.
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The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday it has agreed with 12 US airlines on steps to improve aircraft water quality after the agency&#39;s tests discovered coliform bacteria generally found in feces in water on 12 percent of airplanes.
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The European Union moved closer to   adopting new, uniform rules on airline security on Wednesday   after aviation experts backed proposals to limit the amount of   liquids passengers may take aboard planes.
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U.S. scientists say finding bacteria, viruses and other substances in hospitals or airplanes may soon be as easy wiping a napkin across a surface.
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By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--DURHAM -- City officials sampled tap water in homes in the 2300 block of West Club Boulevard on Friday after a house there tested positive for contamination from coliform bacteria.
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Most liquids and gels that air travelers purchase in secure areas of airports will now be allowed on planes.
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The European Commission backed new aviation security rules on Thursday that will restrict the amount of liquids passengers may take on board planes.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. Not while on a plane.  An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.
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Aviation experts from European Union  member states supported proposals on Wednesday to limit the  amount of liquids that airline passengers may take aboard  planes, the European Commission said.
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Description: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its work to the friendly skies. After random testing found contaminants, the agency decided to start regulating the water aboard airplanes.