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Toxic Chemicals Exceed Federally Recommended Safety Levels in Public Drinking Water Supplies in the U.S.

Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems--polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)--exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking water supplies for six million people in the U.S., according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

10 Aug 2016

Researchers Create First-Ever Map of Key Regions of Submarine Groundwater Discharge

Researchers have uncovered previously hidden sources of ocean pollution along more than 20 percent of America’s coastlines.

5 Aug 2016

Common Type of Blue-Green Algae Adapt to Earth's Rising CO2 Levels

A common type of blue-green algae seems to be easily adapting itself to the Earth's rising CO2 levels. Some of the many toxin-producing varieties of blue-green algae are found to be managing climatic change much better than suspected.

5 Aug 2016

Open Source Technologies Could Help Monitor Rivers and Stream Flow

Communities around the world are familiar with the devastation brought on by floods and droughts. Scientists are concerned that, in light of global climate change, these events will only become more frequent and intense.

28 Jul 2016

Ocean Acidification Could Impact Reproductive Behaviour of Fish Living in Affected Waters

Ocean acidification could have a major impact on the reproductive behaviour of fish living in affected waters, a new study shows.

27 Jul 2016

New Improved Method for Harvesting Water from Air

Making water accessible to those living in dry areas of the world has always been a difficult task. In order to overcome this challenge the option of harvesting water from air has been considered, but the technology to make this possible consumes a lot of energy.

21 Jul 2016

MIT Researchers Design Affordable Solar-Powered Desalination System for Rural India

In a rural town in India, Shehazvi takes her daughter to see to a doctor for stomach pains. The reason for the pains is salty drinking water. She has to spend 200 rupees every time she needs to take her daughter to the doctor.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Study the Effects of Calcification in Oceans

A global research team has calculated the advantages and costs of calcification for phytoplankton and analyzed the impact of climate change on their vital role in the ocean’s around the world.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Discover Cost-Effective Technique for Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Present Underground

A cost-efficient method for monitoring the storage of carbon dioxide deep underground has been discovered by scientists.

13 Jul 2016

Mitsubishi Electric’s Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor to be Field Tested in Singapore

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation plan on conducting a field test of its Ozone Backwashing Energy-Saving Membrane Bioreactor (Eco-MBR), which is designed to handle recycling of industrial wastewater and sewage with less energy consumption at the Public Utilities Board's (PUB), Singapore's national water agency, Changi Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP).

11 Jul 2016