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08/27/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Breakthrough: Researchers use nanoparticles to separate oil from water

The system of separating water and oil is one that can be laborious and expensive. Fortunately, engineering researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have come up with a simpler yet more efficient method of removing oil from water: magnetic nanoparticles. “It’s a simple idea,” stated Hugh Daigle, a petroleum and geosystems engineering professor. […]

12/18/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Is natural gas contaminating your water? Multiple studies have detected harmful bacteria in Texas groundwater near extraction sites

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have revealed in three new studies that some bacteria can live in water that has been contaminated with chemicals that are involved in natural gas extraction. “Our latest published research has revealed that harmful bacteria can be quite prevalent in Texas groundwater, especially waters that contain various […]

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