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Winner Perry Alagappan’s project examined developing a renewable filter to remove contaminants in water due to electronic waste
Alagappan’s project, “Novel Renewable Filter for Heavy Metal Removal: A
Practical Application of Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,”
focused on developing an effective, renewable filter to remove toxic
heavy metal contaminants that permeate our water supplies due to the
proliferation of electronic waste. The project received the top honor
out of the 50 state entries at the national competition held in
Xylem has been a sponsor of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize for the past 17 years and was a leading voice in its creation. Through its corporate citizenship and social investment program, Xylem Watermark, Xylem is working to build awareness and demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers, particularly in the field of water technology.
“Innovation and education are critical to creating social impact.
Through Xylem Watermark, we are committed to providing solutions to
communities in need of water and promoting education about water
issues,” said
The winners’ project, entitled ‘Mitigation of Hypoxic Ecosystems Using Hemolymph Analysis of Callinectes sapidus and Procambarus clarkii in Relation to Spartina Grasses, Year 2,’ quantified the land loss of Isle Dernière and then determined the relationship between diffused oxygen in water and time with the behavioral and physiological health of Callinectes sapidus (blue crab) and Procambarus clarkii (crawfish).
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology provider, enabling
customers to transport, treat, test and efficiently use water in public
utility, residential and commercial building services, industrial and
agricultural settings. The company does business in more than 150
countries through a number of market-leading product brands, and its
people bring broad applications expertise with a strong focus on finding
local solutions to the world’s most challenging water and wastewater
problems. Xylem is headquartered in
The name Xylem is derived from classical Greek and is the tissue that transports water in plants, highlighting the engineering efficiency of our water-centric business by linking it with the best water transportation of all -- that which occurs in nature. For more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com. www.xylem.com.
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