College of Engineering researcher Amanda Carneiro Marques, PhD, shares her insight on the environmental impact of road salts and other deicers.
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Quick Take: Why is Legionnaire’s Disease Making a Comeback?
Legionnaire’s disease, a waterborne bacterial infection that got its name after an outbreak at a large American Legion gathering in Philadelphia just over 40 years ago, had been near elimination across much of the world […]
Quick Take: Drinking ‘raw water’ is more risk than reward
People following the new trend of drinking untreated, unfiltered water — as a healthier alternative to the tap — could actually be exposing themselves to a number of contaminants. A recent New York Times story […]
Could Recycling Wastewater Solve California’s Water Problem?
California is currently in the midst of a four-year drought. And after record-low snowfalls over the winter, Gov. Jerry Brown imposed water use restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. His plan to […]