Water Treatment’s Hidden Flaw: Carbon Particles Ferry Pollutants Past Filters
New research shows that superfine particles shed from activated carbon and biochar can carry adsorbed lead through sand and membrane ...
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Zinc-Doped Ferrite Wrapped in Polypyrrole Pulls Excess Fluoride Out of Drinking Water
Researchers in Senegal have engineered a zinc-doped magnesium ferrite oxide wrapped in polypyrrole that removes excess fluoride from drinking water ...
Water Molecules Shield Metal-Organic Framework From Ibuprofen’s Strongest Grip
Molecular dynamics simulations reveal that ibuprofen adsorbs in the pentagonal cavity of MIL-101(Cr)-F at 483 mg/g through pi-pi stacking and ...
Nanocellulose Hydrogels Show Promise for Removing Toxic Heavy Metals from Water
A new review details how nanocellulose-based hydrogels made from cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils can capture toxic heavy metals from water ...
Waste Basalt Quarry Dust Removes 96% of Toxic Malachite Green Dye
Researchers in India showed that waste basalt quarry dust removes 96.45 percent of malachite green dye from water under optimized ...
Plastic Color Shapes How Aged Microplastics Soak Up Antibiotics
A new study shows that the color of polypropylene and PMMA microplastics controls how they age and how strongly they ...
Atomically Thin Materials Emerge as Powerful Weapons Against Forever Chemicals
A new comprehensive review finds that graphene, MXenes, MOFs, COFs, layered double hydroxides, hexagonal boron nitride, and phosphorene offer powerful ...
Farm Waste Turned Water Filters Could Scrub Aspirin Pollution From Wastewater
A comprehensive review finds that agricultural wastes such as rice husks, spent tea leaves and coffee grounds can be converted ...
Mining Waste Turned Water Purifier: Serpentinite Emerges as a Powerful, Low-Cost Cleanup Material
A new review shows that abundant serpentinite rock, often discarded as mining waste, can be thermally, chemically and mechanically engineered ...
Discarded Phone Batteries Turned Into Water-Purifying Carbon
Scientists transformed graphite recovered from spent lithium-ion battery anodes into a reusable, low-cost adsorbent that removes methylene blue dye from ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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