New Hydrogel Tablet That Can Purify a Liter of River Water in an Hour
Scientists at the University of Texas have created a hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water.
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Millions of Plastic Bottles Will Be Offset as Remote Town Gets Renewable Drinking Water Created From Sunlight
SOURCE Global has installed their third successful array of hydropanels that deliver sustainable, clean drinking water to Indigenous peoples.
Mexico Led the Way For 7 US States to Cooperate in Sharing Water Amid the 22-Year Drought
The 7 Southwest states and Mexico have a 10-year established water sharing agreement for the 22-year drought dropping levels in Lake Mead.
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity - While Cleaning It Up
University of Washington in St. Louis researcher Zhen (Jason) He has discovered a way of cleaning up wastewater and turning it into electricity.
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic - And 30x Faster Than Humans
The BeBot beach cleaning robot is 30x faster than hands, and will help 4Ocean pull their 20 millionth pound of trash out of the ocean.
Maine is First U.S. State to Ban PFAS "Forever Chemicals" in All Products-and Huge Companies Are Getting On Board
Toxic "forever chemicals" PFAS, PFOS, and PFOA, are being cut out of 23 huge brands, while Maine leads a state-level charge to clean water.
Sustainable Sand Gives Pollution a One-Two Punch by Soaking Up Toxic Metals and Purifying Water Supplies
Since the material can cleanse water of toxic metals and pollutants, it could help create whole new water supplies in drier cities.
A Rose Inspired This Design For the Smartest Way to Collect And Purify Water
A new device for collecting and purifying water was inspired by a rose and is a dramatic improvement on current methods.
Divers Recover 12 Tons of Trash From Lake Tahoe -Along With Engagement Rings and Wallets
A scuba dive team has completed an extraordinary clean-up of Lake Tahoe, pulling up more than 12 tons of submerged trash.
Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water - With the Push of a Button
MIT researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Texas Researchers Use Okra to Remove Microplastics from Wastewater
Researchers have demonstrated that plant extracts, especially those from okra, have the power to remove microplastics from wastewater.
Scientists Discover How to Destroy Toxic PFAS - the 'Forever Chemicals'
A supercritical water oxidation may be the key to breaking forever chemicals indestructible hold on our groundwater sources.
US Aims to Replace All its Lead Water Pipes from Coast to Coast Using Funding From Infrastructure Bill
As part of the infrastructure bill, Biden is looking to replace all lead water pipes in the country, and ban their use in the future.
Man Digs Well in 40 Days For His Wife After She's Denied Water, Whole Town Benefits
Disrespected as lower class, this worker has proven that all you need is determination to accomplish the impossible.
Teens Trudge in Frigid Cold for Kids on Other Side of Globe
All throughout December, high school students walked to school in the frigid Minnesota temperatures (zero degrees) to symbolically walk in the shoes of thirsty children who have no clean water access near their homes, and to raise money to do something about it. It's called the Wayzata Walk for Water.
Simple Contraption Saves Women From Having to Break Their Necks Just to Carry Water
Women and children no longer have to damage their spines and travel miles every day just to acquire clean water.
Super Sponge Can Cleanse Mercury From Polluted Water Within Seconds
This new super-sponge could prevent thousands of heart attacks, asthma attacks, and premature deaths caused by mercury contamination every year.
Flint Water No Longer Exceeds Federal Lead Limit
The EPA has affirmed several reports from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality stating that the water no longer exceeds the federal lead limit.
This Man is Designing an App That Can Detect Toxins in Drinking Water
With a simple, but accurate user-friendly design, this app has the potential to save millions of lives by identifying fluoride and salinity in water.
"Spiking" Water Supply With Cleansing Agent Could Prevent Multitude of Diseases
This super protein may be able to stop outbreak-causing bacterial diseases that are transmittable through drinking water.
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