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aerial view of a wastewater treatment plant

Jun 11, 2025

Researchers Create New Way to Remove Phosphorus from Contaminated Water

Researchers have created an inexpensive material that can filter phosphorus from contaminated surface waters, drinking water supplies or wastewater streams and reuse the phosphorus for agricultural applications.
Sankar Arumugam stands on rocks next to the spillway at Falls Lake in Raleigh, NC.

May 20, 2025

Sankar Arumugam Receives Fulbright-Kalam U.S. Scholar Award for 2025-2026

Dr. Sankarasubramanian Arumugam, a Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Fulbright-Kalam U.S. Senior Scholar award in Water Resources Engineering to India for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Arumugam…
An image of microplastics in water.

May 16, 2025

Microcleaners to Catch Microplastics

Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are developing a system that could capture and remove microplastics from water simply by spreading small pellets made of organic material.
steam billows out of a black metal pot that rests on a stone oven. there is an open fire in the oven.

May 14, 2025

What Are the Tradeoffs When People Have to Choose Between Clean Air and Clean Water?

A new study suggests that, while health risks from the resulting air pollution are real, the benefits associated with boiling water generally outweigh those risks.
Image of four-step process of capturing microplastics from water.

Mar 27, 2025

New Water Microcleaners Self-Disperse, Capture Microplastics and Float Up for Removal

Proof-of-concept work uses unique, safe particles to remove microplastics in a single cycle.
a woman stands next to a series of clear columns in a laboratory

Feb 26, 2025

From Lab to Field: Using Biochar to Clean Watersheds

Liz Riedel, a graduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, is investigating a low-cost biochar filtration solution to improve water quality in rural wastewater systems.
Chadi Sadye with Kenyan leaders

Aug 13, 2024

Collaborating for a sustainable Kenya: solutions to irrigation and water management

Chadi Sayde, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, recently traveled to Kenya to meet with farmers, researchers and government officials to discuss are facing. One of these challenges of water management and technology. 
a car splashes through floodwaters on a roadway

Apr 24, 2024

‘Sunny Day Flooding’ increases fecal contamination of coastal waters

The findings suggest public health officials should be aware of potential risks associated with tidal flooding.
sunlight shines through young corn plants onto dark soil

Jul 5, 2023

New tool predicts crop yields in the Southeast

The tool is designed to inform decisions about crop selection and irrigation techniques in the face of a changing climate.