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Superhydrophilic Membrane Effectively Used to Clean Fluids for Reuse

According to researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University in partnership with researchers at Rice University, a new superhydrophilic filter has exhibited the ability to remove greater than 90% of hydrocarbons, as well as all bacteria and particulates from contaminated water produced by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations at shale oil and gas wells.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers Discover No-Till is Insufficient to Improve Water Quality

A long-debated agricultural question on whether no-tillage alone is adequate for preventing water pollution from nitrate has been answered by a new IUPUI study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the answer is no.

25 Sep 2017

PEF Process Effective for Removing Atrazine and its By-Products in Surface Water

Widely used as a weedkiller, atrazine is known to negatively affect aquatic wildlife and poses a risk to human health by altering the action of particular hormones.

19 Sep 2017

'Coffee-Ring Effect' Applied to Provide Fast, Cost-Effective Analysis of Tap Water

“What is in your water?” has become a progressively anxious question for many people in the U.S. and other regions of the world. An answer for that is neither easy nor cheap. Recently, researchers are reporting that they are applying the familiar “coffee-ring effect” to test multiple components in one drop of water easily, quickly and inexpensively. And in the future, the public could use the technique to analyze the tap water they are using.

23 Aug 2017

MIT Researchers Suggest Alternate Approach to Urban Water Planning

If you live in the developed world, safe water is usually just a faucet-turn away. And yet, global warming, drought conditions, and population growth in coming decades could change that, ushering in an era of uncertain access to water.

14 Aug 2017

MIT’s Energy Startup Develops New Method to Reduce Water Usage in Power Plants

Infinite Cooling, an energy startup founded at MIT, pitched its business plan to a panel of energy experts and won first place at the second annual Cleantech University Prize (UP) national competition in Austin, Texas, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

9 Aug 2017

New Study Finds that Increased Precipitation Could Overload Waterways with Excess Nitrogen

If climate change is not curbed, increased precipitation could substantially overload U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, according to a new study from Carnegie’s Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak and Princeton University’s Venkatramani Balaji published by Science.

28 Jul 2017

New Research Finds that Soil Could Filter Emerging Contaminants from Wastewater

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity.

20 Jul 2017

Environmental Analysis – Dedicated Solution for Online Monitoring of Chromate in Waste Water Streams

Metrohm Process Analytics is pleased to present a solution for the online monitoring of chromate (hexavalent chromium) in industrial waste water streams. This turn-key solution uses photometric determination and is performed on the ICON Analyzer, a dedicated online photometer for water and wastewater analysis.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 12 Jul 2017

New Study Reveals that Certain Hotspots in US will Experience Severe Reductions in Crop Yields

A new study by MIT climate scientists, economists, and agriculture experts finds that certain hotspots in the country will experience severe reductions in crop yields by 2050, due to climate change's impact on irrigation.

12 Jul 2017