The Unseen Threat: Lead Contamination in Our Drinking Water

Lead contamination in drinking water is an increasingly alarming issue that has been plaguing major cities across the United States. While high-profile cases such as Flint, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., have brought attention to this issue, they are sadly not isolated instances. From Jackson, Mississippi, to Chicago, Illinois, numerous cities are grappling with dangerous levels…

Houston, TX

American Cities in Clean Water Shortage Crisis

US citizens expect access to clean and safe drinking water, yet hundreds of thousands across the country are being denied this basic right. From Houston, Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, residents in numerous American cities face daily struggles accessing clean water for their families and communities – a critical issue that has become a stark reality…

Purafy to Lead on ‘Graphene Kidney’ to Treat Canadian Waters Contaminated with Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

Purafy’s project leader Dr. Arghavan Mirahsani is working with two professors in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University, Dr. Louise Meunier and Dr. Ehssan Koupaie, on a recently awarded NSERC Alliance, which will develop a “Graphene Kidney” mechanism to treat Canadian waters contaminated with polyfluoroalkyl substances. What are PFAS? Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are…