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Results for: Clean Water and Sanitation
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Study to examine if water filters can improve health for households in rural Appalachia , articleBacked by a National Institutes of Health grant, a four-university research team led by Alasdair Cohen of Virginia Tech will test water filters in approximately 480 households across 10 counties in Southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
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Engineering students bring clean water access to rural Kenyan community , articleEngineering students helped bring clean water to a rural Kenyan community, marking a milestone for the Engineers Without Borders chapter’s first post-pandemic project.
Date: Sep 30, 2025 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Cayelan Carey talks about ecosystem forecasting , articleCarey's ecosystem forecasting provides near real-time predictions about water quality in lakes and reservoirs. Believed to be the first of its kind, the system is collecting data from 15 lakes and reservoirs spanning three continents and providing each with a daily, 30-day forecast.
Date: Sep 22, 2025 - -
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Alum brings clean water and sanitation to remote Alaskan communities , articleCharlie Hampton ’20 followed his passion for water and wastewater engineering to Alaska, where his work improves the health and well-being of people in isolated places. He's changed his own life in the process.
Date: Sep 11, 2025 - -
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Stanley B. Grant appointed Nick Prillaman Professor , articleGrant is recognized as an expert in environmental engineering, water quality, and sustainable drinking water systems.
Date: Sep 04, 2025 - -
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Hot water, hidden risks: Experts explain why Legionella persists in U.S. water systems , articleLegionnaires’ disease peaks in summer and fall, when hot weather turns water into the perfect environment for Legionella to thrive. College of Engineering experts Amy Pruden and Kirin Furst explain what the disease is, why outbreaks are happening now, and how to protect yourself.
Date: Aug 27, 2025 - -
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Researchers support pilot project to help protect the Chesapeake Bay , articlePartnering with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia State Dairymen's Association, researchers are helping develop a $20 million program designed to create incentives for landowners to measurably reduce nutrient runoff.
Date: Aug 11, 2025 - -
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Toxic well water will affect household pets first, new study finds , articleIn dog drinking water sampled from wells across the country, 64 percent contained excessive levels of at least one potentially toxic heavy metal, such as lead, iron, sulfur, or arsenic. Because heavy metal contaminants are often tasteless, odorless, and invisible, homeowners may not know there’s something in the water — until their dog gets sick.
Date: Aug 06, 2025 - -
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Disappointment leads to discovery for doctoral student Diver Marin , articleMarin followed an indirect path to become a graduate research assistant for a National Science Foundation-funded project at the Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory.
Date: Jul 22, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech fog harp gets an upgrade , articleEngineering and industrial design faculty came together in 2018 to create the fog harp, a new approach for harvesting water from fog. Seven years later, the team has dramatically improved its design by developing a hybrid harvester that combines the best aspects of existing nets and harps.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech leads innovative initiative to tackle PFAS pollution in Northern Virginia's drinking water supply , articleWith funding from The Water Research Foundation, Virginia Tech is leading a research initiative to use a One Water approach and advanced modeling to identify PFAS sources in the Occoquan Reservoir. The goal is to create a national model for managing forever chemicals in water systems.
Date: Jun 06, 2025 - -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension launches survey to recognize farmers’ contributions to Chesapeake Bay watershed , articleAn essential part of the region’s soil and water health, Virginia farmers have an opportunity to share best practices and influence state planning.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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VT Engage empowers service learning on four continents , articleStudents turn their ideas into impactful action through community-engaged learning experiences.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 - -
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Researcher studies the power of native plants to combat road salt pollution , articleSalt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. Megan Rippy's research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating this pollution, though broader strategies are essential for long-term solutions.
Date: Jan 17, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech’s Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture enrolls 1,300-plus farms in first year of landmark pilot program , articleThe $80 million USDA-funded project — the largest grant in Virginia Tech’s history — provides financial support for farmers in selected counties in four states to implement agricultural practices that protect water, soil, and air.
Date: Jan 07, 2025 - -
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Robust EPA grant funds collaborative study to halt the spread of diseases through wastewater , articleUniversity Distinguished Professor Amy Pruden is co-leading a $3 million study to investigate how antibiotic-resistant bacteria and resistance genes spread from wastewater treatment plants into the environment. The goal is to reduce public health risks by improving wastewater treatment methods.
Date: Dec 02, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech students' water-sampling drone innovation takes them to Malawi and Rome , articleTraditional sampling methods require workers to wade into potentially contaminated waters. A drone does the same work much more safely.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 - -
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Sewage surveillance proves powerful in combating antimicrobial resistance , articleSewage surveillance is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance with the potential to protect vulnerable communities more effectively.
Date: Nov 05, 2024 - -
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PREP Program cultivates grant writing skills for early career researchers , articleFive faculty members from three departments, one school, and three colleges have been selected for the 2024-25 cohort, receiving up to $10,000 each to develop research proposals.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 - -
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Students engineer solutions in remote corners of the world , articleVirginia Tech students learned about water quality in the remote Himalayan mountains of Nepal during a three week long trip to improve irrigation.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 -
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