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ven today, clean water is a privilege for many people across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 1.8 billion people consume water contaminated with feces. By 2040, a large portion of the
Easy Access to Clean Water
By Nik Papageorgiou
world will endure water stress becauseofinsicientdrinking water resources. Meanwhile, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that around 1,800 children die every day from diarrhea because of unsafe water supply, which causes diseases like cholera. It has become imperative that we develop effective and cost-ef- icient ways to decontaminate water. And that is precisely what a team of scientists led by Lszl Forr at EPFL has accomplished, with a new water purification
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