Tag: Water Purification

Silver nanoparticles in clothing wash out – and may threaten human health and the environment

Posted by Age of Robots | Apr 1, 2018 | Environment, Nanotechnology |

Humans have known since ancient times that silver kills or stops the growth of many microorganisms.

Low-Tech, Affordable Solutions to Improve Water Quality

Posted by Age of Robots | Mar 29, 2018 | Environment |

The PVC piping system developed by Brian Barkdoll, left, and Mohammad Alizadeh Fard, offers a low-tech, affordable internal piping method for drinking water supply managers to circulate water within large municipal water supply tanks to prevent against waterborne illness following large drawdowns of the tanks. Adding colorants to the water demonstrates how the sprinkler system effectively circulates the water within the experimental tank.