In spite of good progress in water hygiene during the recent decades, contaminated water still causes millions of diseases every year. Most of these diseases are caused by enteric viruses, and better ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities. Purdue University innovators have developed an airborne disinfection ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities. Purdue University innovators have developed an ...

A water disinfectant created on the spot using just hydrogen and the air around us is millions of times more effective at killing viruses and bacteria than traditional commercial methods, according to ...

The performance of air disinfection techniques is hard to measure, but a new fluorescence-based method speeds up the process. The researchers aim to use it to improve their air disinfection technology ...

An international team of researchers from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Singapore has developed 'a method of disinfecting polluted water on the spot using oxygen in the air.' This method ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Previous studies have demonstrated the novel coronavirus can live on certain surfaces, such as plastic or ...

Heating can preserve N95 masks filtration efficiency for 50 cycles of disinfection amid the short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. N95 masks can be safely sterilized ...

Researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy consumption, cost, and environmental impact. The technology could be integrated into the electric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. West Palm Beach will temporarily alter the disinfection process it uses to treat drinking water supplied to the town of Palm Beach ...