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Solar purifier creates its own disinfectant from water and sunlightSolar purifier creates its own disinfectant from water and sunlight

Solar purifier creates its own disinfectant from water and sunlight

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A hiker gets disoriented while on a desert trek when she comes upon a drying puddle…

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The seed that could bring clean water to millionsThe seed that could bring clean water to millions

The seed that could bring clean water to millions

(left) Unshelled M. oleifera seeds, (middle) shelled seeds, (right) crushed seeds before protein extraction Credit: Carnegie Mellon University College of…

7 years ago
NJ beach bacteria: The Shore can’t dodge NYC’s sewageNJ beach bacteria: The Shore can’t dodge NYC’s sewage

NJ beach bacteria: The Shore can’t dodge NYC’s sewage

The Asbury Park Press analyzed nearly 4,000 water quality tests performed at New Jersey beaches this summer. Here are the…

7 years ago
The simple river-cleaning tactics that big farms ignoreThe simple river-cleaning tactics that big farms ignore

The simple river-cleaning tactics that big farms ignore

Ione Cleverley wasn’t eager to break up with her tenant, who had been farming 88 acres of her central Iowa…

7 years ago
Iowa environmentalists scored a victory for water quality as 2017 endedIowa environmentalists scored a victory for water quality as 2017 ended

Iowa environmentalists scored a victory for water quality as 2017 ended

photo: Lake MacBride Last year saw many setbacks for environmentalists as President Trump and Scott Pruitt, the head of the…

7 years ago