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Managing Africa’s water sources is a matter of vital importance for people to have any hope of surviving on the continent
The amount of water at the Earth’s surface is pretty constant, but in many parts of the developed world we are running out of the right sort of water, and our ability to access it. The severe water shortages…
Researchers from Uppsala University have discovered a way to purify water with seeds from Moringa olifera trees native to…
Why does one third of the world’s population have inadequate sanitation? Hopefully I can shed a bit of light on this. You see, my work is shit – literally – which is why I call myself a water, sanitation…
A new type of water filter being developed at the University of South Australia could potentially clean deadly arsenic out…
Water purification membranes have been enhanced by plasma treated carbon nanotubes which could supply clean drinking water…
