What Can Be Done About Micropollutants In Water Resources?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 10:21 in Health & Medicine

Sooner or later, chemicals – and increasingly also nanoparticles – from textiles, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or construction materials end up in natural waters. Here, they may pose risks for animals and plants, or even for drinking water safety and human health. Changes in the production and use of bitumen sheets mean that the leaching of biocides can be dramatically reduced.

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