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06/12/2018 / By David Williams

Graphene-based water filter that produces potable water invented by scientists

Over the past year, there have been many studies conducted on the potential uses of graphene-based materials and devices. Now a group of researchers at Sydney’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have come up with a new kind of water filter that can produce drinkable water in one quick step. It even works […]

03/04/2018 / By David Williams

Tap water in Illinois is polluted with high levels of nitrate from the GMO corn belt

Nitrates are known to be quite dangerous to humans as they can serve as the catalyst for many types of serious diseases. Now, a new report on the northwest Illinois corn belt suggests that nitrate pollution could put the lives of thousands of residents at risk, and worse, introduce several long-term negative consequences. Based on […]

02/28/2018 / By David Williams

Learning from Cape Town’s countdown to “Day Zero:” How to survive without tap water

Maybe you’ve heard about certain drought-stricken cities or states in the U.S., and you’ve thought to yourself, it couldn’t possibly get any worse, right? Well, perhaps in the U.S. it can’t, but in other places, like Cape Town in South Africa, the problem can be so much worse. The situation in Cape Town is said […]

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