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April 20, 2013

SOLAR POWERED PROTEINS FILTER ANTIBIOTICS FROM WATER

 A tiny solar-powered filter made of two bacterial proteins absorbs more than 50 percent more of the pollutants.

In addition, the filter developed by a team at the University of Cincinnati, can release the captured antibiotics so they can be reused, Voice of America reported.

Antibiotics and chemicals enter waterways through sewage and run-off from yards and farms. They can breed resistant bacteria and kill helpful microorganisms, degrading the health of aquatic ecosystems.Read More »SOLAR POWERED PROTEINS FILTER ANTIBIOTICS FROM WATER

Pakistani student wins silver medal at INEPO

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pakturk-studentA Pakistani student has bagged silver medal in the 7th International Environmental Project Olympiad (INEPO Euroasia) held in Baku, Azerbaijan where students from 47 countries presented 123 projects.

Alvaz Adnan, a student of PakTurk School Lahore, presented her biology project on removal of dyes from effluent of factories and won a silver medal.

Commenting on the success, Chairman PakTurk Unal Tosur and Director Education Kamil Ture said that Pakistan students have been leaving others behind in almost all the international competitions which has encouraged them to boost investment in the future of Pakistan.Read More »Pakistani student wins silver medal at INEPO