Researchers led by Jiaxing Li of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a way to use cigarette ash as a filter for water. The researchers found that filters made from this ash is a very efficient and cheap way to do this. According to the researchers, these filters are able to clean up 96% of arsenic from water. This falls in the acceptable standards of the World Health Organization. The potential of these filters is very exciting.
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Can you explain how the science behind this because I find it very hard to believe that cigarette ash can act as a filter for water.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andres...how can a cigarette, which contains over 200 carcinogens, filter water safely? it sounds crazy, but maybe the science backs it up.
ReplyDeleteIf this is true and you can use cigarette ash as a filter for water then what other possibilities do you have using cigarette ash? Can you use it to clean up other things in the environment?
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