They may be nearly invisible to the naked eye, but microplastics are leaving a massive mark on our planet. These microscopic ...

A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has evaluated promising large-scale technologies to filter out a class of harmful industrial "forever chemicals" commonly found in the country's drinking water. Known ...

Clean water forms the foundation of good health, yet many households unknowingly consume water containing various impurities. From chlorine and lead to bacteria and agricultural chemicals, unfiltered ...

A multidisciplinary group of engineers and scientists has discovered a new method for water filtration that could have implications for a variety of technologies, such as desalination plants, ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a bumper crop of home-made and commercially manufactured face masks. Almost daily, new ‘improved’ designs appear in the market, or online.

Climate change and human activity have been putting pressure on water bodies worldwide, and Canada's vast network of lakes is no exception. Over the past decades, increasing nutrient levels have led ...

Today's filtration technologies do a wonderful job of producing potable water, but the spread of plastic waste throughout the environment means there are new threats to contend with. A new study has ...