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Students study metal contamination in Colorado waterways

A team at the University of Colorado Boulder is studying heavy metal pollution in a watershed near Aspen.Ìý

They have a dual goal: contributing to efforts to clean up the area, and studying the potential of recovering some of those metals from other similarly polluted streams.

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Faster, cleaner, better: revolutionary water treatment

Anthony Straub is making revolutionary advances in water purification for life on Earth and in space with a five-year, $550,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award grant.

A team member holds two water quality sensors used to test for water contamination.

Mortenson Center innovations delivering clean water to more than 16 million worldwide

The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the University of Colorado Boulder is building a new model for global water access, one that is grounded in a deep understanding of why so many past efforts have fallen short.Ìý

Rather than focusing on infrastructure alone, the Center treats clean water as a...

Newman and Gooseff prepare for a day of sampling on a raft.

First-of-its-kind study provides a detailed look at water quality along the Colorado River’s upper basin

Professor Michael Gooseff and collaborators are gathering the first-ever continuous, long-term water quality sample of the Colorado River's upper basin.

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WEF President-Elect Keith Hobson with team members Tess Insalaco, Caroline McClung, Bonnie Brudie, Joaquin Garfias, and Grace Lee.

Students earn third in national competition with design for Denver-area wastewater utility

A team of University of Colorado Boulder environmental engineering undergraduates has earned national accolades for a wastewater treatment project.

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Top 10 Ranking for the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program

U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2025 are out, and the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Environmental Engineering graduate program is #7 among public universities.

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