disinfection

Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage

Brian Wright, 22, picks up bottled water out of a shopping cart while much of the bottled water has already…

5 years ago

Researchers identify new toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking water

Image: When phenols, compounds that are commonly found in drinking water, mix with chlorine, hundreds of unknown, potentially toxic byproducts…

5 years ago

Green water-purification system works without heavy metals or corrosive chemicals

This photo shows a concentrator where samples were placed. Credit: Dan Wang Scientists at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE)…

6 years ago

Broward County’s Drinking Water Report Doesn’t Address Chemical Testing Question

A government memo from May 2018 clarified when Florida officials should be testing drinking water for certain types of chemicals…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago