Yale University
Yale University 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 develop new method to convert the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia
Electrochemically converting the nitrate found in contaminated water into ammonia offers a potentially environmentally friendly solution for both water treatment and developing fossil-free fertilizer and carbon-free fuels. Finding an efficient, inexpensive way to do so, though, hasn't been easy. Yale researchers, though, may have found the solution. The results are published in Nature Chemical Engineering. Nitrate, a pollutant […]
Electrified membranes with carbon nanotubes offer faster nitrate removal in drinking water
Nitrate contamination in water has long presented threats to the environment and human health. Now, Yale researchers have developed an efficient and effective way to remove it. Lea Winter, assistant professor of chemical & environmental engineering, proposes the use of electrified membranes made with carbon nanotubes as a strategy for nitrate removal in drinking water. […]
New study investigates how humidity may increase heat risk in urban climates
As temperatures across the globe reach record-level highs, urban areas are facing increased heat stress. Cities are generally warmer and drier than adjacent rural land. But in the Global South, there is an additional complicating factor—urban humid heat. A new study, led by Yale School of the Environment scientists and published in Nature, investigated the combined […]
Tapping into nontraditional water sources to increase green hydrogen
Efficiently producing green hydrogen energy on a large scale is critical to reducing the use of carbon fuel. Making this transition is tricky, though, because of the many challenges in transporting and distributing hydrogen. A team of researchers offers a new approach: Using electrolysis to create hydrogen from wastewater and other nontraditional sources at sites […]
Climate models may underestimate future floods
Climate models may be significantly underestimating how extreme precipitation will become in response to a rise in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a new Yale-led study finds. It all comes down to raindrop physics, researchers Ryan Li and Joshua Studholme explain in the journal Nature Climate Change. Even a slight change in the percentage of each falling […]
Study: Drought linked to higher diarrhea risk in children
Diarrhea is a leading killer of young children around the world, and cases often rise after heavy rains and flooding. But diarrhea risks can also increase in dry conditions, an ominous sign as the world continues to get warmer due to climate change. In a new study, Yale researchers found higher rates of diarrhea among […]
New study aims at calculating terrestrial carbon’s role in river and stream emissions
The interplay between the terrestrial carbon cycle and emissions of carbon dioxide from streams and rivers into the atmosphere is at the center of a new Yale School of the Environment-led study aimed at calculating the amount for the global carbon emissions budget. The study by a team of researchers co-authored by YSE Professor of […]
Sea-level rise could bring toxic floods to California coast
Pollution from inundated Superfund sites, sewage treatment plants, and other industrial sites could flow into neighboring communities.
Rivers are largest global source of mercury in oceans
Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the world's oceans — with the Amazon River, the Ganges, and the Yangtze topping the list.