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Simple Test to Detect E. Coli in Drinking Water Wins Grand Prize

Microbe-contaminated drinking water is a major issue across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, at least 2 billion people worldwide use contaminated drinking water, causing diseases such cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio, and leading to more than 500,000 diarrheal deaths annually.

9 Apr 2018

New Hydrogels Enable Purification of Water Using Direct Sunlight

Researchers have devised a compact and cost-efficient technology to produce safe drinking water using a combined gel-polymer hybrid material.

4 Apr 2018

Fog Harvesting Device Boosts Collection Capacity for Clean Water

A passive, robust & effective water collection method, fog harvesting involves capturing the droplets of water suspended in the wind that constitute fog.

29 Mar 2018

Plastic Pollution Converted into Wastewater Cleaners

University of Bristol researchers have discovered a method to re-use a common plastic to break down destructive dyes found in wastewater.

9 Mar 2018

Sustainable Method to Filter Salt and Metal Ions from Water

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are remarkable next-generation materials that possess the largest internal surface area of any identified substance.

13 Feb 2018

Innovative Method for Eliminating Resistant Pollutants

An innovative method for easily and cost-efficiently eliminating highly resistant pollutants from water has been devised by chemists.

8 Feb 2018

Bio-Material Removes Lead from Contaminated Water

Researchers have been attempting to purify lead contaminated water using bio-material, such as the Funaria hygrometrica moss.

18 Jan 2018

Study Reveals Heightened Risk of Increase in River Flooding throughout the World in the Future

Changes in rainfall due to global warming will increase possibilities of river flooding throughout the globe.

11 Jan 2018

Salinity and Alkalinity of US Streams and Rivers on the Rise

Streams and rivers in the United States are exposed to a mixture of salts due to human activities, which affect drinking water supplies and infrastructure.

9 Jan 2018

New Desalination Technique Requires Less Energy to Purify Salty Water

It may become a little easier to provide safer drinking water to those in need. According to Penn State researchers, a new desalination method is able to remove salt from water using less energy than earlier approaches.

3 Jan 2018