To address the need for sustainable and scalable clean water access in remote or ...

Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from water. The goal is to produce water fit for specific purposes. Most water ...

Anthony Straub (r) with PhD student Kian Lopez in a lab. Anthony Straub is making revolutionary advances in water purification for life on Earth and in space. Using nanoscale membranes—thinner than ...

Arizona communities have spent decades showing that we can thrive in the desert by making every drop of water count.

The process water treatment industry has experienced a remarkable transformation due to innovative technologies in an ever-changing environment. Advanced technologies are being used to improve water ...

An engineering team from The University of Austin has collaborated with international scientists to develop a process that filters salt and other elements out of water more efficiently. The process ...

Emerging contaminants (ECs) in natural water bodies, including endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic dyes, pose a grave threat to public water safety. Current wastewater treatment ...

Ensuring access to clean water and sustainable energy remains a fundamental global challenge, particularly in decentralized or resource-limited settings. These two demands are often intertwined: water ...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to produce sufficient drinking water, and this process also releases large amounts of the harmful greenhouse gas methane. For his Ph.D. thesis, microbiologist ...

If you live in the District or Northern Virginia, your water might start to smell funny on Monday. That’s because of an annual change to the water purification process — a sort of “spring cleaning” ...

Microplastics are increasingly showing up in drinking water. Here's why filtration technology deserves closer attention than ...

These whole-house filtration systems can remove bacteria, pesticides, heavy metals, and more for healthier, better-tasting ...