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Sewage to sustenance: making reclaimed water ready for crops

A new, $1 million project is testing a low-cost technology to make reclaimed water safer for agricultural re-use. The project will test how effectively biochar made from discarded plant materials can “polish” the water.

By Jules Bernstein | June 19, 2023 | Science / Technology

Get over it? When it comes to recycled water, consumers won't

If people are educated on recycled water, they may come to agree it’s perfectly safe and tastes as good — or better — than their drinking water. They may even agree it’s an answer to the critical water imbalance in California, where the northern third of the state holds 75%...

By John Warren | November 18, 2019 | Social Science / Education
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