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Indian-origin researchers find 'sweet' solution to purify contaminated water
Indian-origin researchers find 'sweet' solution to purify contaminated water
Toronto: 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 the special paper strip, DipTreat, in contaminated water samples," said one of the researchers Sushanta Mitra.
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'Sweet' solution to kill bacteria in drinking water developed
'Sweet' solution to kill bacteria in drinking water developed
TORONTO: A team of Indian origin researchers in Canada has developed paper strips laced with sugar that can be used to kill harmful E coli bacteria in contaminated water in remote villages of India and around the world.According to researcher Sushanta Mitra from York University, the "DipTreat" discovery will be key to developing a new generation of inexpensive and portable water treatment devices, with human health benefits around the world.DipTreat is the latest innovation by researchers at York's Lassonde School's Micro and Nano-scale Transport (MNT) Lab, who had previously discovered new ways to detect E coli in contaminated water using a Mobile Water Kit."Now with DipTreat, we have learned it will take less than two hours to fish, trap and kill E coli in water," said Mitra, who heads the lab."We were able to efficiently remove almost 90 per cent of bacteria by dipping the special paper strip, DipTreat, in contaminated water samples," Mitra said.DipTreat may have an impact on the global health scenario, from the far north of Canada to the remote villages of India, and around the world, researchers said.While using porous paper strips to trap the bacterial cells, for killing, the researchers used an antimicrobial agent extracted from the seeds of moringa - commonly known as drumstick or horseradish tree.As a result, the DipTreat solution for water treatment uses only naturally available antimicrobial substances and sugar, with minimal environmental and health impact.Currently, popular water treatment systems use silver nanoparticles and clays, whose long term impact on human health is yet to be fully understood, according Mitra.
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'Sweet' solution to kill bacteria in drinking water developed
'Sweet' solution to kill bacteria in drinking water developed
TORONTO: A team of Indian origin researchers in Canada has developed paper strips laced with sugar that can be used to kill harmful E coli bacteria in contaminated water in remote villages of India and around the world.According to researcher Sushanta Mitra from York University, the "DipTreat" discovery will be key to developing a new generation of inexpensive and portable water treatment devices, with human health benefits around the world.DipTreat is the latest innovation by researchers at York's Lassonde School's Micro and Nano-scale Transport (MNT) Lab, who had previously discovered new ways to detect E coli in contaminated water using a Mobile Water Kit."Now with DipTreat, we have learned it will take less than two hours to fish, trap and kill E coli in water," said Mitra, who heads the lab."We were able to efficiently remove almost 90 per cent of bacteria by dipping the special paper strip, DipTreat, in contaminated water samples," Mitra said.DipTreat may have an impact on the global health scenario, from the far north of Canada to the remote villages of India, and around the world, researchers said.While using porous paper strips to trap the bacterial cells, for killing, the researchers used an antimicrobial agent extracted from the seeds of moringa - commonly known as drumstick or horseradish tree.As a result, the DipTreat solution for water treatment uses only naturally available antimicrobial substances and sugar, with minimal environmental and health impact.Currently, popular water treatment systems use silver nanoparticles and clays, whose long term impact on human health is yet to be fully understood, according Mitra.
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