“Nano-velcro” traps and detects heavy metals in contaminated waterways

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While progress has been made in reducing the amount of heavy metal pollution, the very nature of heavy metal contamination means it continues to be a problem in waterways around the world. Conventional heavy metal contamination detection methods require sending samples off to a lab for analysis on expensive equipment. Now a Swiss-American team has developed a cheap way to immediately ascertain the levels of heavy metals in lakes and rivers and the fish pulled out of them... Continue Reading “Nano-velcro” traps and detects heavy metals in contaminated waterways

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: EPFL, Nanoparticles, Northwestern University, Pollution

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