Monday, Aug 13 2012 4:50PM

In an effort to address the need for safe drinking water throughout the world, the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems (WARWS) are working together to develop new technology to remove arsenic from water.

The new development aims to ultimately benefit countries worldwide. However, the school and nonprofit organization have reached a deal to test their technology on rural communities in Wyoming.

The issue of arsenic polluting water sources is a global problem that may be resolved with the new technology researchers are currently developing. The tasteless and odorless element has been linked to major medical issues, including kidney, liver, skin, bladder and lung cancer.

While there are other ways of doing this, the less expensive, one-step process will make safe water more readily available, researchers noted. The solution would come in the form of a filter that can easily be attached to household faucets.

“Our goal is to work with WARWS, recognizing its expertise in water systems and its strong connection with industry, to make water safer to drink as well as to transfer UW technology into new products to diversify the Wyoming economy,” says Davona Douglass, director of UW Research Products Center.

For further information, check out this source: The University of Wyoming