Everything that lives needs water, preferably clean water. When you fill a glass from the tap, turn on your lawn sprinklers or enjoy a day of fishing at the lake, you are benefitting from the time and efforts of water quality researchers and companies. They are dedicated to keeping our drinking water clean, processing our wastewater and keeping our natural water systems healthy. At the University of Arkansas, faculty in several different engineering departments are looking at water quality from different perspectives, finding new ways and more efficient ways to keep our water clean. And by working with local industry, these researchers ensure that this important work makes its way to our homes and our local ecosystems. The water quality research on campus benefits students, as well. Student researchers get to apply their classroom knowledge in the real world, and this experience helps them find jobs. And through the Belize service learning program, engineering students are applying their skills to help people in developing communities get access to clean water.
Spring 2013: Water Quality
