Portable sensor enables community lead detection in tap water

03-Jun-2025 - Lead contamination in municipal water sources is a consistent threat to public health. Ingesting even tiny amounts of lead can harm the human brain and nervous system — especially in young children. To empower people to detect lead contamination in their own homes, a team of researchers developed ...

Research reveals ‘forever chemicals’ present in beer

26-May-2025 - Infamous for their environmental persistence and potential links to health conditions, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are being discovered in unexpected places, includingbeer. Researchers publishing in ACS’Environmental Science & Technologytested ...

Innovative Tool Assesses Global Hydration Guidelines

Virginia Tech's New Tool Evaluates Drinking Recommendations in 93 Countries

02-Sep-2024 - Adequate water intake is essential for human health and well-being. But around the world, the consumption of sugarybeverageshas risen and accelerated health challenges including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay. Virginia Tech researchers studied the comprehensiveness and ...

How we perceive earthy odors

The unmistakable earthy smell of summer rain comes from the fragrance geosmin.

06-Aug-2024 - Geosmin is a volatile compound of microbial origin with a distinct "earthy" to "musty" odor that can affect the quality of drinking water and food. A research team led by Dietmar Krautwurst from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has now ...

Novel pre-treatment process enhances PFAs removal from drinking water

The team's novel approach involves a pre-treatment process that significantly enhances the performance of existing GAC systems

12-Jul-2024 - In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the pervasive issue of PFAS contamination in drinking water, a research team at New Jersey Institute of Technology has received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's Desalination and Water Purification Research program. This highly competitive grant, ...

Repurposed beer yeast may offer a cost-effective way to remove lead from water

A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it

17-May-2024 - Every year,beerbreweries generate and discard thousands of tons of surplus yeast. Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have now come up with a way to repurpose that yeast to absorb lead from contaminated water. Through a process called biosorption, yeast can quickly absorb even trace amounts ...

New bisphenol A limit value for drinking water

23-Apr-2024 - Drinking water in Germany is a high quality and very strictly controlled foodstuff. A new drinking water ordinance introduced last year now also sets a limit value for the common substance bisphenol A. This substance is used in the production of plastics and resins. It is used in the manufacture ...

A new sensor detects harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water

A user-friendly system could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS

14-Mar-2024 - MIT chemists have designed a sensor that detects tiny quantities of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — chemicals found in food packaging, nonstick cookware, and many other consumer products. These compounds, also known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down ...

Want fewer microplastics in your tap water?

Try boiling it first

01-Mar-2024 - Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for cleaning up drinking water, specifically, might be as simple as brewing a cup of tea or coffee. ...

Alnatura: First brand with a complete range of organic pasture milk from a single source

Even more animal welfare for dairy cows

27-Feb-2024 - From spring 2024, Alnatura will be the first brand to offer a complete basic range of organic pasture milk dairy products from a single source. Alnatura is thus closing a gap on the shelves of food retailers and organic specialist stores. Organic pasture milk products are usually only available ...