Kathy James' work on drought and water quality featured on NPR

February 29, 2024

Kathy James of our CEC Colorado group is working with local communites to study how drought is intensifying the levels of heavy metals, especially arsenic, in drinking water from private wells in Colorado and the west. Read the story on NPR.org.

Project 4 study featured in NIEHS 'Papers of the Month'

February 8, 2024

Project 4's latest work on filtering arsenic from drinking water is featured in NIEHS's Environmental Factor newsletter. See Culinary-inspired technique removes arsenic from water. The study, pubished in Environmental Science and Technology, was conducted in Paul Westerhoff's lab at Arizona State University. Authors include MEMCARE trainees Alireza Farsad and Mariana Marcos...

CEC teaches about clean water at Franklin Park's Zoo Howl

October 28, 2023

Over the Halloween weekend, the Superfund CEC participated in the annual New England Franklin Park Zoo Howl. Our booth provided handouts designed by members of our team adapted from Boston’s Annual Water Quality Report.

Breise and Nwokonkwo elected NEWT SPLC Co-Presidents

September 11, 2023

Congratulations to Emily Briese and Obinna Kwokonkwo, the 2023-2024 co-presidents of the NEWT Student and Postdoc Leadership Council. Both are doctoral candidates at Arizona State University School of Engineering and Project 4 trainees.... Read more about Breise and Nwokonkwo elected NEWT SPLC Co-Presidents

Mona Dai presents research to University of Liverpool

May 24, 2023

Mona Dai, Project 3 trainee, gave a 'brown bag seminar' with Cindy Xu of Mathematica to the Geographic Data Science Lab at the University of Liverpool on May 24. The talk was entitled, 'Mapping the Invisible: Using Data Science to Improve Drinking Water Quality, Public Heatlh and Health Equity'.... Read more about Mona Dai presents research to University of Liverpool

NPR features work of CEC Co-Director Kathy James on arsenic in drinking water

May 22, 2023

Once 'paradise,' parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in water.

Read the full article.

Marcos-Hernandez teaches local high school students about arsenic in water

May 5, 2023

Project 4 postdoc Mariana Marcos-Hernandez orchestrated an outreach event to a STEM-focused high school in Phoenix, AZ to teach students about safe drinking water.... Read more about Marcos-Hernandez teaches local high school students about arsenic in water

CEC participates in Franklin Park Zoo's Earth Day Event

April 22, 2023

The Community Engagement Core participated in the Boston Franklin Park Zoo’s Spring into Action: Earth Day Event on Saturday April 22. The CEC team had a demonstration that showed community members how Boston gets its tap water.... Read more about CEC participates in Franklin Park Zoo's Earth Day Event

Rudel gives invited Mayo Seminar at Bowdoin

April 21, 2023

Holly Rudel, doctoral trainee on Project 4, gave the Mayo Seminar for the Bowdoin Department of Chemistry (her alma mater!) on Friday, April 21. The title of the seminar was “Strategic design of sustainable materials for drinking water treatment”.

Novel water filter device deployed in Florence, AZ

April 4, 2023

Mariana Marcos-Hernandez and lab-mate Alireza Farsad reached out to a community in Florence, AZ, where reports from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (AZDEQ) indicated arsenic levels in well water above the MCL of 10 ppb.... Read more about Novel water filter device deployed in Florence, AZ

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