Researchers at University of North Carolina (UNC) are developing a "rapid sand" filter that can provide fresh, clean, and safe drinking water to millions in developing countries. Dr. James Amburgey, ...

Mineral coatings on sand particles actually encourage microbial activity in the rapid sand filters that are used to treat groundwater for drinking, according to a paper. These findings resoundingly ...

Sand filters are commonly applied in drinking water treatment and can efficiently remove suspended solids, organic matter, and microorganisms from source water. During the process, particulate matter ...

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This article was originally published with the title “The World's Largest Rapid Sand Filter, Dry Cleaning at Home, and more” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 113 No. 21 (November 1915), p. 441 ...

Washington: An efficient and inexpensive way to treat water could bring clean, safe drinking water to millions of people. The rapid sand filter system, which is being developed by James Amburgey, ...

Microbial ecology seeks to find out what forces shape and maintain the composition and structure of microbial communities; elucidate the origin of community and guild diversity and their link to ...

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 10, 2014 - Mineral coatings on sand particles actually encourage microbial activity in the rapid sand filters that are used to treat groundwater for drinking, according to a ...