DiscoverNIEHS Superfund Research Program - Research Brief PodcastsPyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture
Pyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture

Pyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture

Update: 2024-08-07
Share

Description

Adding a common mineral, pyrite, to an electrochemical system can simultaneously remove organic and heavy metal contaminants from groundwater, according to a study funded in part by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP). Led by Akram Alshawabkeh, Ph.D., researchers at the Northeastern University SRP Center found that combining two types of remediation techniques – one that relies on applying an electrical current to destroy contaminants and one that uses minerals to adsorb contaminants – removed pollutants more effectively than either strategy alone.
Comments 
loading
In Channel
loading
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Pyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture

Pyrite Improves Electrochemical System for Removing a Chemical Mixture

Superfund Research Program