Tuesday 7 May 2013

Tackling water pollution

Water pollution, especially the waste from the beverage and pharmaceutical industry  is becoming an issue of global concern. One way to address this is through the use of bacteria.

Scientists have genetically engineered bacteria that can digest caffeine have been created for the purpose of the decontamination of wastewater.

To explore this further, Tim Sandle has written an article for the magazine Industry 2.0. To access the article go to Industry 2.0.

The article is on page 33.

The reference is:

Sandle, T. (2013). 'A new ray of hope to address water pollutants', Industry 2.0, Vol. 12, Issue 8, pp33

Posted by Tim Sandle

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