Removing micropollutants

摘要

A chemical engineer at Bath University has been given a five-year EPSRC Fellowship to develop photocatalytic nanoporous anodic metal foams that can remove micropollutants from water.Micropollutants - found in toxic chemicals such as drugs, hormones and pesticides - appear in waste water in low concentrations, and can eventually work their way into the food chain via the soil, potentially causing long-term harm. Most water treatment plants in Britain lack the ability to remove these chemicals, and impendinglegislation could necessitate significant investment from the industry.