Curated Video
A look at the toll of violence in Gaza ahead of donors' conference
Salam neighbourhood, Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip - February 25, 2009
1. Wide of reconstruction site
2. Workers at reconstruction site
3. Wide of reconstruction site, pile of debris in foreground
4. Man hammering
5. Various of men...
SciShow
Ecstasy in Rivers and The World's First Geological Map
SciShow News shares new research into how music festivals can lead to high levels of drugs in your drinking water, and celebrates the man who created the world’s first geological map.
Science360
Human Water Cycle - Wastewater
Water. It's an essential building block of life, constantly moving in a hydrologic cycle that flows in a continuous loop above, across and even below the Earth's surface. But water is also constantly moving through another cycle -- the...
Curated Video
Potable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Managing Our Water Resources
This video is a lecture presentation on potable water and wastewater treatment. The presenter discusses the properties and uses of water, the process of obtaining potable water from various sources, such as rainwater and sea water, and...
Next Animation Studio
French company extracts precious metals from waste water
A French company has come up with a new technique for extracting precious metals such as gold from waste water. The process involves pumping the waste water through tiny plastic resin pellets. Precious metals inside the water, like gold,...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink
Microbes are used for everything from baking to brewing, but wastewater treatment is where they do some of their most important work.
Let's Tute
Conservation of Water: Measures to Address Water Scarcity
This video discusses the problem of water scarcity and provides various measures that can be taken to address it, such as wise and judicious use of water, recycling and reusing water, and introducing efficient irrigation practices. The...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Water Treatment Plant
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, visit a water treatment plant and learn how water from a local reservoir is turned into drinking water. [2:20]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Microbes
In Bruce Logan's lab at Penn State University, researchers are working on developing microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that can generate electricity while treating wastewater. They are also researching methods to increase power generation from...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Poop and Paddle
Adam Katzman, the inventor and builder of the toilet-boat, says it's meant to be more inspirational than practical. "Poop and Paddle" demonstrates how sewage and rainwater can be converted to cattails and clean water. [4:02]