Science Daily

Metal-filtering sponge removes lead from water

Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.
New Atlas

Reusable nanoparticle-coated sponge removes heavy metals from water

Removing heavy metal pollutants from water could soon be easier than ever, thanks to an experimental new sponge. With just one treatment, the device brought contaminated water down to safely drinkable ...
Forbes

In The U.S., Private Well Water More Likely To Have High Levels Of Heavy Metals

1970s Symbolic Human Male Hand Interrupting Touching Feeling Testing A Stream Of Fresh Clean Water From Kitchen Tap (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Classicstock/Getty Images) A pilot study of close to ...
Nanowerk

Scientists decontaminate heavy metal water using protein from plant waste

(Nanowerk News) Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Switzerland (ETHZ), have created a membrane made from a waste by-product ...