UWRL Researchers Develop Techniques to Identify Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water

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Utah Water Research Laboratory

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Description

Environmental engineer researchers at the UWRL have developed a new genetic tool in identifying the bacteria that releases contaminating arsenic in water supplies. Arsenic contaminates drinking water for millions of people worldwide and this microbial ecosystem research is the first step in understanding and reducing arsenic contamination in groundwater The team published their findings in the Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal on February 1.

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

2-10-2017

Keywords

Utah Water Research Laboratory, UWRL, news

Disciplines

Hydrology

Recommended Citation

Utah Water Research Laboratory, "UWRL Researchers Develop Techniques to Identify Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water" (2017). News. 24.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/news/24