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Researchers Push for Better Policies Around Toxic Chemicals

July 15, 2019

More than 40 years of regulations in the United States have failed to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemi...

Checking Water Quality at the Tap

November 21, 2018

When consumers turn on a faucet, they expect the drinking water that gushes out to be safe

Researchers Create Smartphone System to Test for Lead in Water

September 27, 2018

Unlike most commercially available tests, it can detect levels below EPA standards

The Seed That Could Bring Clean Water to Millions

June 21, 2018

Researchers have refined a process that uses sand and plant materials to create a cheap and effective water filtration medium...

Virginia Tech Awarded $1.9 Million EPA Grant to Research Lead Exposure in Drinking Water

April 27, 2018

By working directly with consumers and citizen scientists, the project is designed to increase public awareness of lead in wa...

'Fog Harp' Increases Collection Capacity for Clean Water

March 29, 2018

A passive, durable, and effective method of water collection, fog harvesting consists of catching the microscopic droplets of...

Study Examines Blood Lead Levels of Flint Children

March 27, 2018

Childhood lead exposure was a problem in Flint long before the water crisis, but young children’s exposure to the toxin...

Revolutionary New Filter Can Improve Drinking Water Quality

March 19, 2018

In a research collaboration with Sydney Water, the team has demonstrated the success of the approach in laboratory tests on f...

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?

Food Scientists Are Developing a Low-Cost Tool for Detecting Bacteria in Food, Water

January 24, 2018

Food scientist Lili He and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have developed a new, rapid...

Clean and Green: A Moss That Removes Lead from Water

January 18, 2018

Lead-contaminated water is a serious environmental concern that has recently proved to be disastrous when left untreated...

Researchers Pioneer Water-Based, Eco-Friendly, and Energy-Saving Air-Conditioner

January 9, 2018

All-weather friendly cooling technology works without mechanical compressors or chemical refrigerants, and generates drinking...

Neutrons Probe Oxygen-Generating Enzyme for a Greener Approach to Clean Water

November 14, 2017

A naturally occurring protein can break down chlorite, an industrial pollutant found in groundwater, drinking water, and soil...

Phenomenex Introduces LC and GC Solutions for PAH Analysis

October 27, 2017

The new LC and GC columns for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) include Kinetex® 3.5µm P...

Arsenic in Domestic Well Water Could Affect 2 Million People in the US

October 19, 2017

Determining who might be getting exposed to arsenic from their well water on a national scale hasn't been adequately sussed o...

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