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water cleanup

Silver Specks to the Rescue: Tackling Mercury Pollution

January 18, 2026

Mercury is a sneaky pollutant. It lurks in water, causing harm to plants and animals. Humans aren't safe either. To fight this invisible enemy, scientists have turned to an unlikely ally: tiny bits of silver. These aren't your average silver bits. They're engineered with special ingredients like ci

environment

Oil Wastewater Cleanup: A Single Step Solution

December 6, 2024

Picture this: cleaning up oil wastewater in a simpler way. Typically, you'd use two methods - adsorption and flotation. But scientists in Brazil decided to combine these into one. They created a special material called biochar and tested it on real oil wastewater from local wells. This new method pr