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New 'Swiss Army Knife' Cleans Up Water Pollution


First used to soak up oil in water, new sponge sequesters excess phosphate from water
Phosphate Elimination and Recovery Lightweight (PEARL) membrane, a porous nanocomposite substrate, selectively sequesters up to 99% of phosphate ions from polluted water
Tunable membrane will address other environmental challenges through incorporation of specific nanomaterials
New tech meets need for sustainable, scalable and cost-effective solution that works outside the lab
Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen. Meanwhile, farmers worldwide are coming to terms with a dwindling reserve of phosphate fertilizers that feed half the world’s food supply. ....

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Using an Environmental 'Swiss Army Knife' to Tackle Water Pollution


Co-authors Vinayak Dravid and Stephanie Ribet examine their phosphate elimination and recovery substrate. Credit: Northwestern University
New research suggests that a membrane-embedded with specific nanostructures could provide a ‘plug & play’ solution to removing pollutants from aquatic ecosystems. 
While concentrations of phosphates in rivers, lakes and other bodies of water continue to soar, reaching dangerous levels, the global farming industry is having the opposite problem. Reserves of phosphate fertilizers   the key to farming that forms at least half of the world’s food chain   are dwindling. 
This means that non-renewable phosphates are causing eutrophication   the enriching of bodies of water with minerals and nutrients that result in the propagation of harmful blooms of algae   in many lakes. The irony of this situation is something that hasn’t been missed by science.  ....

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