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        <description><![CDATA[ A new study aims to improve drinking water treatment by looking at how to reduce harmful disinfection byproducts without compromising water safety. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New research shows that many U.S. rivers are shifting from steady sediment transport to concentrated pulses during major storms, a trend that could have widespread environmental and infrastructure impacts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This biosensor could enable smart bandages to continuously monitor chronic wounds and infections by maintaining accurate molecular sensing over time. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From future-focused research to hands-on prototypes, industrial design students are gaining the skills to envision what’s next and create solutions for a rapidly changing world. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Keegan O&#39;Hara is supported by research funding from the Global Change Center as he develops a “recipe” to encourage soil microorganisms to create substances that act like glue, quickly strengthening reconstructed streambanks until vegetation can grow.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The project, known as Re-Analysis of Water for Society, is building a detailed, daily record of the world’s freshwater systems spanning 60 years.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A team of Virginia Tech students built a drone to safely collect water samples in Malawi, earning a spot in a United Nations business incubator and drawing interest from UNICEF. Along the way, their training program helped nine Malawian women start their own businesses. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Marston explained the amount of water used by data centers, what they’re doing with it, and the reality of the national and local impacts. He also shared aspects localities might consider before welcoming a new center.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Landon Marston has created the first nationwide, publicly available database of U.S. water withdrawals, revealing who uses water, how much they take, and where and when it’s used. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a study published in Water Research, Jingqiu Liao and a group of international researchers found that nanoplastics’ interactions with environmental microbes may pose indirect dangers to people, specifically by way of water systems. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Backed 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. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Engineering students helped bring clean water to a rural Kenyan community, marking a milestone for the Engineers Without Borders chapter’s first post-pandemic project. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carey&#39;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.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Charlie 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&#39;s changed his own life in the process. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Grant is recognized as an expert in environmental engineering, water quality, and sustainable drinking water systems. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Legionnaires’ 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.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Partnering with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia State Dairymen&#39;s Association, researchers are helping develop a $20 million program  designed to create incentives for landowners to measurably reduce nutrient runoff.     ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In 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. ]]></description>
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        <title>Disappointment leads to discovery for doctoral student Diver Marin</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Marin followed an indirect path to become a graduate research assistant for a National Science Foundation-funded project at the Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. Megan Rippy&#39;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. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The $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. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ University 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. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sewage surveillance is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance with the potential to protect vulnerable communities more effectively. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech students learned about water quality in the remote Himalayan mountains of Nepal during a three week long trip to improve irrigation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On July 8, a Virginia Tech group and collaborators will compete to win the $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition. They will have 24 hours to survey autonomously the biodiversity of a square kilometer of rainforest.  ]]></description>
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