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PostMarch 9, 2020

J-WAFS seed grant recipients launch spinout commercializing a simple way to detect heavy metals in water samples

Monitoring water for heavy metals is a formidable task but MIT researcher and J-WAFS seed grant recipient, Emily Hanhauser, has developed a simple method to test for these contaminants.

 

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by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
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