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MSU's Proposal



Shewlock in Water Treatment:

The ability to measure electricity production by Shewanella has the potential to be used as an economical alternative to current measurement systems that detect for harmful water contaminants.

Why?

As a Michigan team, water quality is an issue that hits very close to home. The Flint Water Crisisgained national attention for the extremely elevated lead contamination in the drinking water. This crisis began in 2014, however the Flint residents are advised to continue using filtered or bottled water until the pipes are fully replaced by the year 2020. Another famous American case of poor water quality is the Hinkley groundwater contamination made public by Erin Brockovich in 1993.