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1. Keep Our Dirty Clean

   Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Leonel Resendiz, Rice University, NEWT Center

   Pyrolytic treated of contaminated clay (bentonite) impregnated with iron and copper have shown promise as a viable route to the treatment of crude-oil contaminated soils including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are a class of chemicals that occur naturally in coal, crude oil,...

2. Detecting Cancerous Pollutants

   Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Julia Dolive, Rice University, NEWT Center

   Developments in machine learning software and nanoparticles-assisted Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) techniques have remarkable potential in improving the detection accuracy and sensitivity of pollutants molecules. A cancerogenic class of environmental and biological pollutants of...