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A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water

  • Written by Adam Uliana, PhD Student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from waterNew technologies that can clean salty or polluted water could help meet growing water needs. Science Photo Library/Getty Images

Most people on Earth get fresh water from lakes and rivers. But these account for only 0.007% of the world’s water. As the human population has grown, so has demand for fresh water. Now, two out of every three people...

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