Estonian Research Council
Estonian Research Council is a association that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Environmental scientists’ new ozonation method treats water from antibiotic residues
Clean drinking water is considered to be one of the Earth's most precious and threatened resources. Recent studies show that increasing concentrations of pharmaceuticals can be found in surface waters, which can end up in drinking water. TalTech environmental scientists are looking for ways to treat drinking water from hazardous pharmaceutical residues. TalTech research group […]
Scientists developing technology for water purification by electric discharges
The environment around us is becoming increasingly polluted. This includes one of our most precious natural resources—water. Clean water is essential to human survival. Due to increased pollution, water treatment methods are becoming increasingly important as well. As regards scientifically proven methods, the plasma water treatment by electrical discharge method is ousting the water chlorination method applied over the […]
Scientists study fish to learn how to adapt to the impacts of climate change
Freshwater biodiversity is rapidly declining worldwide, and nature-based solutions which increase the resilience of ecological communities are becoming increasingly important in helping communities prepare for the unavoidable effects of climate change. TalTech robotics scientists, together with their colleagues from Lisbon, studied how fish adapt to rapid changes in the surrounding freshwater environment. To conduct the […]
Scientists develop a method that allows removal of antibiotic residue from waste water
The head of the nanoporous materials research group, Lead Research Scientist Mihkel Koel, has, as a chemist, focused his research in particular on the implementation of the principles of waste-free chemistry, i.e. green chemistry. This article is also about development of new and effective methods for improving our living environment. Mihkel Koel said, "In modern […]