Colloquially referred to as simply zeolite, it is a natural mineral formed from volcanic ash and seawater, and it’s been found to support the removal of heavy metals. “With hundreds of ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that a special type of charcoal, known as biochar, can remove toxic ...

A French-Argentine collaboration has elucidated the mechanism by which a microalga can remove zinc from a polluted river. Using an atomic force microscope, researchers demonstrated the influence ...

This chapter focuses especially on those heavy metals that are the cause of water pollution, mainly due to their use in industrial production. With the advent of nanotechnology, efforts have been ...