Thursday, September 13, 2012

Mercury in Water, Fish Detected with Nanotechnology










Inexpensive, super-sensitive device detects even low levels of toxic metals in water, fish






When mercury is dumped into rivers and lakes, the toxic heavy metal can end up in the fish we eat and the water we drink. To help protect consumers from the diseases and conditions associated with mercury, researchers at Northwestern University in collaboration with colleagues at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, have developed a nanoparticle system that is sensitive enough to detect even the smallest levels of heavy metals in our water and fish.






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