Nanotechnology and the challenge of clean water

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Oct 2007 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Nanotechnology, volume 2, pages 663-664 (issn: 1748-3387, eissn: 1748-3395,

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Authors: Thembela, Hillie; Mbhuti, Hlophe;

doi: 10.1038/nnano.2007.350

pmid: 18654395

Nanotechnology and the challenge of clean water

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Abstract

Access to 'potable' water would transform the lives of many people in the developing world. Nanotechnology is already being used to remove contaminants from drinking water and increase the availability of fresh water, but there is still a long way to go.

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
South Africa
North-West University
South Africa

Keywords

Internationality, Water Supply, Water Pollution, Nanotechnology, Poverty, Water Purification

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