We are flushing paracetamol down the toilet and into our water supply – here’s how it could be removed
Paracetamol has been detected in rivers around the world.
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It’s public attitudes to recycled sewage that need better treatment, not the water
The amount of water at the Earth’s surface is pretty constant, but in many parts of the developed world we are running out of the right sort of water, and our ability to access it. The severe water shortages…
Five unusual technologies for harvesting water in dry areas
From capturing fog to towing icebergs, these technologies could help reduce water shortages.
Iran and the Arabian Peninsula depend on desalination plants to survive – why water has become a target
Plants that convert seawater to drinking water are at the heart of major cities in the Gulf. But they are increasingly becoming military targets.
Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security – but would you swallow it?
Innovative water management can reshape perceptions and demonstrate the feasibility of recycled wastewater.
The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer
The country should focus on reusing water and demanding less of it in the first place.
What did the Romans ever do for us? They left a water warning
As all good Monty Python fans know, water technologies feature large in the legacy of benefits left by Roman civilisation. But while aqueducts, sewers and baths retain an obvious presence in the landscape…
Sewage alerts: the long history of using maps to hold water companies to account
These maps have gone viral – here’s what they owe to 19th century cholera campaigns.
New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone
This new open-access tool connects global extraction sites with the ten key metals inside smartphones.
Battle for Mosul Dam: a new age of water wars beckons
Exactly a year ago, the world was wrestling with the possibility of another US-led military assault on an Arab state, following the horrific gas attacks in Damascus, Syria. When US military action did…
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