If one ever needed another reason to drink more whiskey, now they have one: a waste by-product of the distillation process could save the lives of millions of people around the world lacking access to clean drinking water. Scottish scientists have discovered that compressed barley husks – used during the malting, germination, and mashing process that converts sugar into alcohol – have the ability to remove pollutants such as pesticides, benzene, and heavy metals from polluted water. Read more… revmodo.com/2012/09/19/whiskey-by-product-to-clean-drinking-water-for-millions/
Rolling Change Across Continents: How the Hippo Roller Is Transforming Lives Through Improved Water Access
Access to water is about far more than quenching thirst. It is about health, dignity, education, food security, economic opportunity, and hope. Across Africa and
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