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Widespread Uranium Contamination Found in India's Groundwater

June 8, 2018

The main source of the contamination is natural, but human factors such as groundwater-table decline and nitrate pollution ma...

Researchers Develop Methods to Clean Polluted Groundwater

March 2, 2018

A recent research study applied experimental data and mathematical models to understand some of the limitations of biode...

Tracking Wastewater’s Path to Wells, Groundwater

January 26, 2018

What’s something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it?

Scientists Find New Source of Radioactivity from Fukushima Disaster

October 3, 2017

Elevated levels of radioactive cesium-137 were found in sands and brackish groundwater beneath beaches up to 60 miles aw...

Manganese in Underground Drinking Water Is Cause for Concern

August 28, 2017

UCR study on US Glacial Aquifer and three Asian countries suggests public health officials should monitor manganese as a poss...

Researchers Develop New Methods for Assessing Risk of Subsurface Phosphorus

August 17, 2017

Digging in the dirt

Probiotics Help Poplar Trees Clean up Toxins in Superfund Sites

August 16, 2017

Bacteria provide a microbial partner to help protect trees from the toxic effects of pollutants and break down the toxins pla...

Manganese Concentration in Drinking Water Needs Attention, Researchers Say

June 27, 2017

Manganese, a trace mineral necessary in small amounts for human health but potentially toxic in high doses, relates different...

New Device Produces Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification

April 4, 2017

Low-cost device has the potential to provide developing countries with clean water

As Sea Level Rises, Much of Honolulu and Waikiki Vulnerable to Groundwater Inundation

March 29, 2017

"This flooding will threaten $5 billion of taxable real estate; flood nearly 30 miles of roadway; and impact pedestrians, com...

How Untreated Water Is Making Our Kids Sick: Researcher Explores Possible Climate Change Link

February 15, 2017

“Most people may not realize this, but there are about 20 million people in the country who access drinking water that ...

Study Helps Explain Why Uranium Persists in Groundwater at Former Mining Sites

February 6, 2017

New details about uranium chemistry show how it binds to organic matter

Cleaning Chromium from Drinking Water

December 21, 2016

Engineering team uses electricity to remove dangerous metal

New Technology Helps Pinpoint Sources of Water Contamination

October 6, 2016

Berkeley Lab develops better method of environmental monitoring using the PhyloChip, finds surprising results in Russian Rive...

Team Studies Threat Chlorinated Ethenes Pose to Water Safety

August 11, 2016

Researchers are launching a new study that could prove pivotal in determining how much of a threat the solvents pose to groun...

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