Four Degrees

Water Quality

The wet with the dry: The geology of Siwa Oasis

March 10, 2014
The wet with the dry: The geology of Siwa Oasis

Flo takes us on a photoblog-trip to Siwa Oasis in Egypt where epic sand seas meet freshwater springs, saline lakes and sulphurous hot pools!  The blog’s going on holiday this week! I spent a week in Egypt on holiday last month and braved the 10 hour overnight bus journey from the capital city Cairo to …[Read More]

Murky waters – what counts as good water quality?

August 12, 2013
Murky waters – what counts as good water quality?

Flo Bullough discusses the meaning of good and bad water quality, what’s in our tap water and what policies control the content of drinking water. Pressure on water supply and quality has been high on the public and media agenda over the last 18 months. The widely publicised drought in early 2012, recent reports that …[Read More]