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On its 50th anniversary, we highlight how despite its limitations, the Safe Drinking Water Act and its amendments represent a milestone in environmental legislation that should be improved and protected.
A range of co-existing and integrated sanitation systems, from onsite to sewered and centralized to decentralized, is needed to improve sanitation access in rapidly expanding cities around the globe.
Research and development in the wastewater sector have shown that offsetting greenhouse gas emissions through improved efficiency and resource recovery is possible, but efforts beyond science and engineering are necessary to achieve net zero.
Women are underrepresented at all levels in the formal water workforce, yet overrepresented in the unpaid work of managing water, sanitation and hygiene resources at the household level.
Among several international prizes for work aimed at solving problems related to water, the Stockholm Water Prize is the most prestigious. We celebrate the latest laureates and highlight the inspirational nature of such an award.
The ideal sharp cutoff of solutes by a porous membrane is not achievable yet. Prolonging the interactions between solutes and pores in isoporous membranes pushes the precise separation abilities further.
Water can be a tool for peace and prosperity. But water can also create tensions if usage is unfairly shared. World Water Day 2024 focused on the importance of working together to make water a catalyst for a more peaceful society.
