Opportunity to Vote for the Water Boys in the Young Environmentalist People's Choice Award 2020

One of SERC's own student companies, 'The Water Boys', has made it to the finals of this years' ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Award, with their innovative filter for removing nitrate and phosphate pollution from contaminated water. You can vote for their project in the People's Choice Award by clicking here and entering their project number: 2020-454.

To read more about their project and those of their competitors, click here, or see their project description below. Make sure to cast your vote before midnight on May 18th.

A spokesperson for the Water Boys commented, "Our project aimed to research water pollution and to develop a low-cost, low-tech water filter prototype using natural filter materials.

"When we started our college course we were asked to research and solve a problem as a group, and we chose water pollution as it is such a common problem throughout the world. We conducted research and practical analysis to develop and test a prototype which uses calcium carbonate to remove nitrates and phosphates from different water samples. We also took a crash-course in computer-aided design and, with the help of an engineer, were able to 3D print a physical prototype that fits onto standard drainage pipes, and which also has an adaptation to screw on to standard plastic drinks' bottles. This means the filter can be used easily anywhere.

"Our laboratory tests revealed the prototype removes over 90% of nitrates and phosphates from contaminated water. We have developed a range of skills while working on our research and we were lucky enough to represent SERC at the BT Young Scientist expo in RDS Dublin in January 2020. We are continuing to work on our project, raising awareness of this global issue while developing a potential solution."

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