• New project is set to find ways to manage emerging contaminants

    Aug 17, 2020 11:45 am by Laura BarnesSustainable Technology Center
    Shampoo and personal products bottles on a shelf (top left), assorted pills (top right), farm field drainage ditch (bottom)

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    • Shampoo and personal products bottles on a shelf (top left), assorted pills (top right), farm field drainage ditch (bottom)

    Scientists at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) are tackling the issue of pharmaceutical contaminants from irrigation with rural sewage effluents in a newly funded project.