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From left, URI engineering students Steve Lucier, Pam Franco and C.J. Spellman execute an evaluation of ferrate using URI's pilot-scale water treatment system. The system is a 1:10,000 scale of a typical water treatment plant. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Goodwill)
When it comes to ensuring that a community has clean drinking water, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Urban and rural communities have different needs, different resources and face different challenges.
Through a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award,...