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Researchers find ‘sweet’ solution to purify contaminated water

Indian-origin researchers at York University in Toronto have developed a solution for water treatment that uses only naturally available antimicrobial substances and sugar. The paper strip solution called “DipTreat” is laced with sugar to kill E coli bacteria in contaminated water. “We were able to efficiently remove almost 90 per cent of bacteria by dipping …

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November 15, 2016