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New Technology Could Redefine the Water Filtration Sector

Scientists and innovation experts from The University of Manchester have worked together to successfully develop a new, market-ready technology using 2D materials that could be a game-changer for the water filtration sector.

25 Jun 2020

Review of Health, Resiliency of Large River Systems to Climate Change

The livelihoods of millions of people living along the world's biggest river systems are under threat by a range of stressors caused by the daily economic, societal and political activity of humans - in addition to the long-term effects of climate change, researchers report.

22 Jun 2020

Pollution in Tunisia's Coastal Lagoons can have Negative Effects on Carpet Shell Clams

Transitional waters, those situated between land and the sea, such as lagoons and estuaries, are more exposed to human activity and these waters are slowly refreshed, meaning that their ecosystems are more vulnerable to pollution.

17 Jun 2020

Study Sheds New Light on Water Splitting Reaction of Photosynthesis

A special combination of chemical analysis and nanoscale imaging has allowed an international research team to identify a crucial step in the molecular mechanism that contributes to the water-splitting reaction of photosynthesis.

5 Jun 2020

New Sorbent Removes Hazardous Radionuclides from Industrial Water

Researchers at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and their collaborators from the Institute of Chemistry FEB RAS have developed a smart technology for producing a sorbent based on a “tungsten bronze” compound powder (Na2WO4).

1 Jun 2020

Highly Porous Sponge Soaks Up Oil and Leaves Water, Marine Life Unaffected

A research team under the guidance of Northwestern University has designed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil from water.

29 May 2020

Hydroelectric Energy Recovery Technology Could Save Energy Used for Irrigation

As well as requiring a huge amount of water, irrigation agriculture involves the use of a considerable amount of energy, which negatively impacts the environment and poses a heavy financial burden for the agricultural sector.

28 May 2020

Reusing Oilfield Water for Irrigation Does Not Pose Major Health Risks

A new study by researchers at Duke University and RTI International finds that reusing oilfield water that's been mixed with surface water to irrigate farms in the Cawelo Water District of California's Kern County does not pose major health risks, as some opponents of the practice have feared.

26 May 2020

New Strategies Could Help Californians to Sustain with Less Water

As climate change and population growth make drinking water costlier, here are six strategies to quench the state’s thirst without busting its budget.

21 May 2020