Air filters have been known to capture viruses and a lot of other nasty microscopic things, so take special care when changing one out in the cab. That advice comes from leading air filtration expert ...

Water filters on the market today can't always stop bacteria from passing through. The problem is a structural one. It's hard to get the pore sizes to align properly, leaving room for the pathogens to ...

As important a technology as water filters are, they get less effective as bacteria builds up on their surface. Now, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new type of ...

Lead, bacteria and PFAS are among the contaminants cropping up in drinking water. Credit...Thea Traff for The New York Times Supported by By Dana G. Smith Over the past few years, water safety crises ...

Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses.

FLINT, MI - While the point-of-use water filters provided by the state clear lead from Flint drinking water, they actually have the potential to increase bacteria levels in the water, researchers say.

Bacteria present a sticky and costly problem for wastewater treatment plants. When the microbes accumulate on filters, they secrete a polymeric slime that gums up water filtration. To help prevent ...