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Recycled water tested on the cheap

With water shortages a growing problem around the world, recycling waste water has become increasingly important. EU scientists have come up with a cheap and efficient tool.

Instead of sending recycled water to the lab, it is pumped through a filter using a specially designed portable box. The water sampling device is simple and inexpensive. 

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