International study shows that freshwater polluted by fecal material can be determined more quickly and reliably using a new technique. Credit: From Jiao et al,…
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The time between rainfalls has become longer and the rains occurred more erratically in the western U.S. during the last 50 years. Credit: Joel Biederman,…
Hydrogen is a pollution-free energy source when it’s extracted from water using sunlight instead of fossil fuels. But current strategies for “splitting” or breaking apart…
This photo shows untreated wastewater near settlements in peri-urban Hyderabad. Credit: Dishaad Bundhoo The first global-scale assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation…
In research that may eventually help crops survive drought, scientists at Princeton University have uncovered a key reason that mixing material called hydrogels with soil…
Wastewater treatment plant. A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about half of global wastewater is treated,…
An enveloped virus, Φ6 (left), clumps together and becomes damaged by conventional iron coagulation (right). Scale bar, 100 nm. Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science &…
Among the report’s case studies: Africa’s Kariba Dam, the world’s largest man-made reservoir, impounding 181 km³ of water. Almost $300 million was loaned in 2014…
Stanford researcher Ryan Searcy collects water samples from a tide pool at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, in Moss Beach, California. Credit: Meghan Shea Using water…
Drinking water in several cities and regions in China contains high levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), according to a study published in Environmental Sciences…
This 3D model of a polymer desalination membrane shows water flow — the silver channels, moving from top to bottom — avoiding dense spots in…
This 3D model of a polymer desalination membrane shows water flow — the silver channels, moving from top to bottom — avoiding dense spots in…
Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to follow the transformation between two distinct different liquid states of water, both being made…
Researcher Rachel Slank works with the university’s Mars chamber. Credit: Whit Pruitt, University of Arkansas Researchers considered more variables and took global weather patterns into…
Emerging environmental contaminants, both chemicals, and particulates, have been a concern for risk scientists for many years. Methods for reducing health and environmental risks from…
A solution to the growing clean drinking water availability problem is direct solar steam generation technology, which can remove harmful soluble pollutants from water. Credit:…
Illustration showing a multilayer conceptual model of the transport mechanism of fresh groundwater from onshore to offshore in Hawai‘i. Credit: University of Hawai’i Twice as…
A newly published Science journal paper reveals that water can exist as two liquids of differing density. Water is a ubiquitous liquid with many highly…
This artist’s concept depicts the early Martian environment (right) – believed to contain liquid water and a thicker atmosphere – versus the cold, dry environment…
A temple rises above the rainforest at the ancient Maya city of Tikal. Credit: David Lentz Maya imported zeolite and quartz to filter drinking water.…