Self-contained station recycles water for hand-washing

Not all wastewater is created equal – it may not be drinkable, but some of what goes down the drain is perfectly fine for watering the garden or flushing toilets. Water used for hand-washing is relatively easy to treat for reuse, and now engineers at ETH Zurich have built and tested a standalone hand-washing station for use in public places and developing countries that can do just that.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Bacteria
• Biofilm
• ETH Zurich
• Membrane
• Recycling
• Wastewater
• Water

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