Science

Using sunlight to the max

Membranes of MXene have potential for water purification. Materials called transition-metal carbides have remarkable properties that open new possibilities in…

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Water shortages can destroy cultures: Interplay between society and hydrological effects

The demise of the Maya civilization Something really drastic must have happened to end the Classic Maya Period in the…

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The Perception Tap Water Is Unsafe Can Harm Poor People’s Health

Photo: Getty Images (Reuters Health via HuffPost) - Black and Hispanic adults in the U.S. have higher rates of mild…

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University of Michigan robotic lab tracking Lake Erie water

ANN ARBOR - A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is now keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie…

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EPA researching freshwater mussels as biofilters in PA, MD and WV

The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a new project to develop innovative methods to improve our understanding of the distribution…

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How to strip 99 per cent of BPA from water in 30 minutes

“We’ve solved a billion-dollar research problem,” says Collins. “This treatment can be done by anyone, anywhere, on any quantity of…

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Company benefited from secret budget, refuses to disclose chemicals for Jordan Lake

Marc Alperin with UNC-CH Marine Sciences examines a sediment core collected from the bottom of Jordan Lake. (Photo Credit: UNC…

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Mississippi River Sediment Diversions & Louisiana

Overview — Sediment Diversions The impacts of coastal land loss threaten Louisiana’s economy, commerce, infrastructure, and culture. Furthermore, the collapse…

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A global, spatially-explicit assessment of irrigated croplands influenced by urban wastewater flows

1. Introduction Despite significant investments in wastewater treatment infrastructure, levels of treatment in rapidly urbanizing, low-income urban areas are not…

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Persistent spatial structuring of coastal ocean acidification in the California Current System

Across the CCLME, we observed near-shore pH that fell well below current global mean surface ocean pH of 8.1 (Fig.…

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