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Increased human activities lead to the exposure of the water environment to a range of chemical, microbial and biological pollutants as well as to micro-pollutants.
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The team developed automated equipment to detect and analyze key parameters for oxygen balance, pH (alkali/acid levels), nutrients (usually nitrates and phosphates from fertilizers in farmland run-off water), chlorophyll (indication of algae), and toxic substances (including industrial effluents, organic micro-pollutants, and oil).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Nanofiltration membranes are already widely applied to remove dissolved salts and micro-pollutants, soften water and treat wastewater.
SciDev.Net 2009
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