A world-first graphene-based filter that can remove more than 99 percent of the natural organic matter in treated drinking water is being scaled up for possible use in conventional plants.
Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2018
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An estimated 1 billion people do not have access to clean drinking water, a problem expected to worsen with climate change, according to the World Health Organization. In addition, higher energy needs and increased use of ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
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Since the Flint Water Crisis in Michigan, concern in the U.S. over lead in drinking water has increased. Information about water from private wells has been limited because such wells are exempt from the 1974 Safe Drinking ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2018
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The world is watching as Cape Town's water crisis approaches "Day Zero". Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at risk and what can they do to avoid running dry. In Perth, Australia's most water-stressed ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2018
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Nature has declared that the world's supply of water is fixed. As a means of keeping humanity alive, it has no substitute.
Environment
Mar 7, 2018
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Sydney's iconic harbour has played a starring role in the development of new CSIRO technology that could save lives around the world.
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2018
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While serious violations like those in the Flint, Michigan, crisis are rare, ensuring reliable access to safe drinking water poses challenges for communities across the country, according to a recent study led by the University ...
Environment
Feb 12, 2018
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Researchers from the University of Alicante's research group in applied electrochemistry and electrocatalysis have developed a standalone system for desalinating and treating water through electrodialysis. The system is directly ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 12, 2018
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In December 2017, Dr Seona Candy drove through the vineyards of the Franschhoek Valley near Cape Town towards the banks of the Sonderend River. In the late 1970s, the waterway was dammed to create the biggest reservoir in ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2018
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Poor pesticide practices in Burkina Faso pose a threat to human health and the environment. An EPFL thesis has quantified this problem for the first time through an analysis of soil, water, sediment, vegetable and hair samples.
Ecology
Feb 7, 2018
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