WASHINGTON – Through funding from organizations like the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), researchers around the nation are investigating the use of nanotechnology to purify public water supplies, according to a recent report by Scienceline.
Dr. Mamadou Diallo, director of molecular environmental technology at the California Institute of Technology and recipient of an EPA grant, said in the story that nanotechnology water purification methods "will become critical components of industrial and public water purification systems."
Some researchers also believe nanotechnology, the application of materials and devices at the molecular level, could increase the popularity of water reuse by identifying and removing contaminants that conventional technology cannot, the article noted.
Richard Sustich, governmental and industrial development manager at the Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems, said the doors are open for nano-water purification because traditional water filtration methods have reached their limitations, according to the report.
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