University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati is a university 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.
Researchers use UV light and chlorine to treat water contaminated with cyanobacteria toxins
Treatment plants use a combination of tools to keep toxins and contaminants out of drinking water. Researchers with the University of Cincinnati examined the benefit of two such tools in addressing a toxin produced by harmful algae blooms, which are becoming increasingly common in waters around the world. Blue green algae can reproduce en masse in […]
Preventing urban flooding in the face of climate change
Planners have come up with many innovative ways to prevent flooding caused by heavy downpours—from planting rain gardens to installing green roofs. But in many cases, nothing works quite as well as a simple hole in the ground—a detention basin. That's the finding of an analysis by University of Cincinnati geography students in a research […]
Sensor detects toxins in drinking water sources
University of Cincinnati researchers have developed a sensor that detects toxins from algal blooms that taint surface water such as rivers, lakes and streams. Early detection of these toxins can aid water treatment plants to adjust the treatment strategy to keep the dangerous substances from contaminating drinking water. The research is led by Dionysios Dionysiou, […]