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Environmental Water Systems in Water Filtration For Safe Health

The Environmental Blog

Emerging Contaminants : Pharmaceuticals and microplastics present new challenges. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) : These involve using strong oxidants like ozone, hydrogen peroxide, or ultraviolet light to break down contaminants at a molecular level, including stubborn pollutants that other methods might miss.

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The Overview Effect

Grist

Her recent book Back To Earth pairs fun astronaut trivia (you can take a “shower” by “gently squeezing hot water out of the straw of a drink bag directly onto your body and watching it coat you like a second skin”) with facts about pressing environmental issues — climate change, microplastics, and the insect apocalypse. “I