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Can you trust the water you drink? Marc Edwards, a Virginia Tech civil-engineering professor and water-corrosion expert, is determined to answer that question. In March 2003 he was working on a pinhole leak in the plumbing of a private home in Washington when he heard talk of elevated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plumbing Professor: Against the Tide | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

field meter," Edwards says. "The only thing I know for sure is that it contained more than 1,250 p.p.b. lead." Five thousand parts per billion is classified as hazardous; a city's water supply is considered unsafe if lead levels in more than 10% of tested samples exceed 15...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plumbing Professor: Against the Tide | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

Sales of fish-oil supplements have boomed as evidence of the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids has mounted. But how safe are those supplements? The same pollutants that contaminate fish--including mercury, dioxins, DDT and PCBs--can also contaminate the fish oils made from them. The latest troubling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Fishy Business | 3/29/2004 | See Source »

The bespoke perfume process begins with a one-hour profiling session conducted by a stylist who asks a series of questions designed to map a customer's sensual and psychological makeup?what kind of scenery, music and textures she prefers; what sort of running water sounds she finds appealing?waterfall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dollars and Scents | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dollars And Scents | 3/21/2004 | See Source »

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