Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors
Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.
Read MoreWater quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.
Read MoreThe first book in the Journey to a Better World series teaches kids about the causes and effects of water pollution and what people can do to help.
Read MoreThe Journey To a Better World book series is now available from VISTA and the Inspire Project. Teach children about making a positive impact.
Read MoreThe touchscreen on your smartphone now has a new use that can save lives: It can detect toxic elements in a water supply.
Read MoreBy Bradley Allf Lead pipes for transporting water have been a fixture of modern civilization for more than two thousand years. Ancient Romans channeled water into homes and bathhouses through lead piping. In fact, the Latin word for lead, plumbum, is where we get the English word “plumbing.” Yet we have also long recognized that lead can have a serious impact on our health. Vitrivius, who lived during the first century BCE, wrote at length about the physical harm caused by lead exposure, concluding that “water should therefore on no…
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