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There’s one important piece of the puzzle we’re missing when it comes to antimicrobial resistance.
Wastewater treatment systems around the world are hamstrung by outdated tests that don’t identify a growing array of pathogens or identify the sources of pollutants.
The cutting of senior staff from WaterNSW, the body that oversees the safety of Sydney’s water supply, poses serious risks to Australia’s most complex water network.
Lead might not be in paint or gasoline anymore, but since it doesn’t break down in the home or the environment it remains a problem throughout the U.S.
Treating municipal water, particularly from rivers, is difficult technically and cash-strapped municipalities like Flint don’t always know the latest science.
Archaeological and textual detective work is filling in some information about how ancient Romans used and thought about their sewers thousands of years ago.
The fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria – so-called “superbugs” – is a huge challenge, one that the World Health Organization has described as a grave global problem. When superbugs hit the headlines…
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Professor, Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor and Director of the Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health (Retired), Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor of Integrated Water Systems, University of Sheffield
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Laboratory Director/Principal Investigator in Water Research, Michigan State University
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Associate Programme Officer, Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES), United Nations University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Academic Officer, Water Resource Management Unit lead, Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resource (UNU-FLORES), United Nations University
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Lecturer in Water Science & Engineering, University of Bath
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Vice-President Research & Innovation; professor of chemistry and biology, Faculty of Science, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology and Co-Director at the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
