Europe’s water bodies are in poor condition: more than half of them are heavily polluted with chemicals. This is hardly surprising—every day, up to 70,000 different chemicals are used in Europe’s industries and agriculture. Researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen have now developed a new method for purifying polluted water. Their recent study published in Advanced Sustainable Systems demonstrates that the fossil remains of diatoms (a type of algae) can efficiently remove contaminants from water after being chemically modified. Europe’s water bodies are in poor condition: more than half of them are heavily polluted with chemicals. This is hardly surprising—every day, up to 70,000 different chemicals are used in Europe’s industries and agriculture. Researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen have now developed a new method for purifying polluted water. Their recent study published in Advanced Sustainable Systems demonstrates that the fossil remains of diatoms (a type of algae) can efficiently remove contaminants from water after being chemically modified. Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Algae-based method purifies chemically polluted water effectively, study finds
