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Researchers Levitate Water Droplets to Improve Contaminant Detection

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Researchers Levitate Water Droplets to Improve Contaminant Detection

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Technique could lead to on-site, real-time detection of heavy metals in water! In a new study, researchers showed that using sound waves to levitate droplets ...

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Flaw Found in ​Water Treatment ​Methods - ​Process May ​Unwittingly ​Generate ​Harmful ​Chemicals!

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Flaw Found in ​Water Treatment ​Methods - ​Process May ​Unwittingly ​Generate ​Harmful ​Chemicals!

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A new study from the Johns Hopkins University pinpoints chemicals in water that are worth paying attention to – and in fact, some of them may be created, ...

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Instead of More Dams, Communities Turn to Reusing Wastewater

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Instead of More Dams, Communities Turn to Reusing Wastewater

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When California’s Orange County Water District began distributing drinking water derived from sewage in the mid-1970s, it acted out of simple need. The ...

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The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization (Report)

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The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization (Report)

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According to the latest report from the International Resources Panel, the future of our cities will depend on their level of resource efficiency and how they ...

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Biobot Analytics Develops Technology to Transform Sewers into Public Health Observatories

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Biobot Analytics Develops Technology to Transform Sewers into Public Health Observatories

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Biobot Analytics develops cutting-edge technology to transform sewers into public health observatories. Wastewater contains valuable information about the ...

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Tangible Tools to Manage the Water & Nutrient Cycle

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Tangible Tools to Manage the Water & Nutrient Cycle

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The Water and Nutrient Cycle toolbox is geared to help you find the ideal and sustainable solution to optimise your local water management and sanitation ...

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Water Quality

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Water Quality

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The water we drink, the places we swim, and the plants and animals within our environment are increasingly threatened by one thing--pollution. Agricultural ...

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TEDx Talk: Water Quality and Future Generations

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TEDx Talk: Water Quality and Future Generations

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Which chemical are in our water? Which do we regulate? Are some of them transgenerational? Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer is Professor in Science, Technology, ...

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New Report on England’s Water Infrastructure Needs

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New Report on England’s Water Infrastructure Needs

The UK's National Infrastructure Commission has published major recommendations for actions to avoid taps running dry in times of severe drought. A fifth of ...

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Designing Water ​Infrastructure ​for the Desert

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Designing Water ​Infrastructure ​for the Desert

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With scarce water supplies, a sweltering climate and a rising population, can desert cities such as Tucson and Phoenix sustain us? Three UA experts say they ...

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Deepwater Horizon: The Lasting Impact of America’s Largest Oil Spill

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Deepwater Horizon: The Lasting Impact of America’s Largest Oil Spill

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Eight years later, USF’s Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems has received $36 million in funding for its continued research into ...

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