When Good Water Goes Bad

Water is vital to life and usually thought of as health-giving. We are told "Be sure to drink enough water."

But sometimes drinking water isn't health-giving. If water is contaminated, it can make people sick or even kill them.

Figuring out why water sometimes brings diseas and death to its drinkers is a detective story that began well over a hundred years ago. New chapters are added every time there is a new outbreak of water-borne disease.

Tracking the Culprits

How the perpetrators were identified

The Most (Not) Wanted

Meet the most common and nasty causes of water-borne disease

A Couple of Cases

Work along with investigators on two real disease outbreaks

Keeping Safe

How do we make sure water is fit to drink?

What Was the Problem?

Do you know the story behind these headline-making events?