Research provides guidance to clean plumbing systems in buildings after water contamination
A new study provides guidance to health officials and drinking water providers on how to decontaminate plumbing systems.
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Aug 11, 2015
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New technique shows shale-drilling additives in drinking-water taps near leak
Substances commonly used for drilling or extracting Marcellus shale gas foamed from the drinking water taps of three Pennsylvania homes near a reported well-pad leak, according to new analysis from a team of scientists.
Environment
May 4, 2015
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High levels of lead contamination in northeast Tasmanian drinking water
A new study into lead contamination in North-East Tasmanian drinking water has revealed high levels of lead, from a surprising source.
Environment
Apr 22, 2015
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Medical residues purified from wastewater with new techniques
Contaminants such as medical residues and pesticides go through the traditional wastewater purifying process and go back to the environment. Concern over their volyme in waste and drinking water is growing globally. Research ...
Environment
Mar 24, 2015
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Water purification at the molecular level
(Phys.org) —Fracking for oil and gas is a dirty business. The process uses millions of gallons of water laced with chemicals and sand. Most of the contaminated water is trucked to treatment plants to be cleaned, which is ...
Polymers
Oct 30, 2014
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Researcher to map lead contamination in New South Wales' drinking water
Preliminary research indicates excessive levels of lead and other metal contamination in New South Wales' household drinking water, with various locations across the state found to contain up to 20 times the amount of lead ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2014
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Chip packets help make safer water in Papua New Guinea
University of Adelaide mechanical engineering students and staff have designed a low-cost and easily made drinking water treatment system suitable for remote communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) – using foil chip packets ...
Engineering
Sep 11, 2014
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Researcher explores the use of novel nanomaterials to combat contaminants in water
The Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) has named environmental engineering doctoral candidate Changseok Han as the recipient of the 2014 University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2014
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Researchers make a water filter from the sapwood in tree branches
If you've run out of drinking water during a lakeside camping trip, there's a simple solution: Break off a branch from the nearest pine tree, peel away the bark, and slowly pour lake water through the stick. The improvised ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 26, 2014
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Rhine water; linking young girls to sleeping pills (w/ Video)
Scientists from Delft University of Technology have become the first to link the presence of pharmaceutical residues in the Rhine to the demographic characteristics of people living along the Rhine. This knowledge could be ...
Environment
Jan 2, 2014
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