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Empathic design as a platform for nano-enabled water treatment

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Technology alone cannot solve the water pollution crisis in local and Indigenous communities. Its potential must be reconciled with the ethos of those it aims to serve and with the historical mistrust bred by extractive practices.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank D. Tso and S. Rowles for their essential contribution to this work. I also express my sincere gratitude to L. M. Chong for her valuable insights.

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  1. Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

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Saleh, N.B. Empathic design as a platform for nano-enabled water treatment. Nat Water 3, 842–843 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00482-z

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