Producing clean water in an emergency
McGill researchers develop a new and inexpensive way of filtering water using silver nanoparticles
25-Feb-2011 -
Disasters such as floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes often result in the spread of diseases like gastroenteritis, giardiasis and even cholera because of an immediate shortage of clean drinking water. Now, chemistry researchers at McGill University have taken a key step towards making a cheap, ...
nanoparticles
silver
water purification