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Water, Water Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drink!: A SCALE K-12 Curriculum Unit
Teaching Materials | 22 May 2024 | Contributor(s):: Rachel E Gehr, Tamara J. Moore
Grade Level8Approximate Time Needed to Complete Unit3 weeks Unit SummaryQUENCH (QUality ENgineering for Community Health) is an organization that pursues environmental justice to improve public health through education and resource provision. QUENCH would like students to...
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How to Remove Metals from Water with Polymers
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Gerardo Lopez, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
Heavy metals in our water sources have been an ongoing contamination issue that has been growing, especially since the industrialization era. Methods such as adsorption have been previously developed to try to remove these metals from the water in the most cost-effective and as efficiently...
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Mr. Waters Takes a Bath at the NEWT Water Treatment Facility
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Melissa Mason, Rice University, NEWT Center
Antimicrobial drinking water has improved over the years with less deaths from water contamination. Scientists and engineers have developed methods to produce larger volumes of water. However, to produce volumes of purified drinking water to accommodate billions of people is an everyday...
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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,...
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Making a Self-Cleaning Anti-Scale Coating for Water Treatment Systems
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Mariana Quinn, Rice University, NEWT Center
How are Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) used in water treatment? This research focuses on harnessing the electrical properties of Carbon Nanotubes in order to create a coat that prevents scale and biofilm buildup in water treatment systems.
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Forever Chemical Gone Forever Using Nanotechnology By Converting PFAS Into Graphene Nanoparticles
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Robert Garza, Rice University
Forever chemicals are in a class of chemicals commonly known as PFAS (Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances). These chemicals are found in items such as microwave popcorn and fast food containers. Consequently, they are now being found in drinking water causing health problems such as a...
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Designing a System that will Prevent Membrane Fouling in the Event of a Power Outage
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Enrique Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso, NEWT Center
This project focuses on finding a solution to prevent membrane fouling in the CERRO units located at the lower valley plants in the event of a power outage. Power outages are common in the 79907 area of El Paso, Texas especially during the summer season. In the event of a power...
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Cleaning Household Greywater for Reuse as Toilet Water
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Elliot Hall, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
Freshwater is becoming scarce while we use it as a limitless resource. Roughly 30% of our daily water usage is from toilets. Our project, funded by Gate Foundation is to recycle household greywater, clean it, and reuse it in toilets. In this work, the physical foam fractionation is...
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The Importance of Fish Poop
Animations | 21 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Julie Cooper, Rice University, NEWT Center
Stony corals engage in symbiotic relationships with photosynthetic dinoflagellates (Family Symbiodiniaceae). As corals become more susceptible to bleaching events the rate at which they reacquire Symbiodiniaceae into their framework is key to their survival. Symbiodiniaceae can be dispersed...
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TiO2 Everywhere!
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Tabatha Schacht, University of Texas - El Paso, NEWT Center
How much Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) is present in the water we drink? This research focuses on terephthalic acid (TPA) and UV light in order to detect the levels of TiO2 present in drinking water and thus ensuring the levels are within the safe parameters of consumption.
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Removal of PFOAS & Nitrate From Waste Water
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Sheena Carbaugh, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs or PFOAs) and nitrates affect the food we consume? This study focuses on how naturally occurring PFAs/PFOAs and nitrates, which are harmful when consumed in large quantities, can be removed via biodegradation.
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Using UV-C LEDs for Water Disinfection
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Scott Currier, Arizona State University, NEWT Center
Biofilms can develop over treated water causing harm to humans. This project focuses on utilizing UV-C LEDs for disinfection of stored water.
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Desalination and Brackish Water
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Christina Pasillas, University of Texas- El Paso, NEWT Center
What is Electrocoagulation? This study focuses on utilizing Electrocoagulation in the removal of colloidal silica particles and thus improving the Reverse Osmosis (RO) recovery rate in brackish water.
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Size Matters
Animations | 20 Aug 2022 | Contributor(s):: Michael Sang, Yale University, NEWT Center
How can Iron nanoparticles be used for cleaning water? This research focuses on utilizing 8nm Iron (Fe) nanoparticles for cleaning water by testing different surfactants to stop these nanocrystals (NCs) from aggregating and thus keeping small and separate as possible.
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Selective Microbial Control in Drinking Water Systems Using Bacteriophages Conjugated with Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
Online Presentations | 12 Jan 2021 | Contributor(s):: Laurel Bingman, NEWT Center
This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. Bacteriophages have been studied for decades as a possible treatment for bacterial diseases. Now, scientists are trying to use them for the purpose of water treatment. Show students this...
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At the NEWT Engineering Research Center, we use nanotechnology to develop water treatment systems. Our goal is to protect human lives and support sustainable economic development with our technology.
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Water Filtration and Purity of Water - Getting Down to the Nanoscale
Teaching Materials | 13 Feb 2020 | Contributor(s):: David Mann, NNCI Nano
This is a three part lesson which begins with familiarizing students with SI prefixes and the nanoscale. In Lesson 2 students test a local water supply. It is designed to be used as an extension to classroom activities related to treating foul water for consumption. This activity should...
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Nanoparticles Land to Ocean: Understanding the Effect of Nanoparticle Pollutants
Teaching Materials | 15 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Chloe Figuerido, NNCI Nano (editor)
Pollution, both macroscopic and microscopic, is an important environmental issue for aquatic ecosystems. For this lab, students will model how nanoparticle pollution travels from land to water. This lab isa 2-part series of labs designed to help students understand the effect that nanoscale...
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CHE 597A Lecture 19: Plants and Water
Online Presentations | 05 Nov 2019 | Contributor(s):: Sylvie M. Brouder
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Nanosilver and DBPs
Online Presentations | 01 Feb 2019 | Contributor(s):: Christina Crawford, Taylor Miller, NEWT Center
Chlorine is a common chemical used to disinfect water. The addition of chlorine provides a benefit by killing pathogenic organisms, but it can be also harmful to humans by producing Disinfectant ByProducts (DBP). In this video, middle school and high school student will learn how...