Episode 65
Parasites and Clean Water Supplies
Dr Chris and Dr Helen answer all your burning science questions, including why hair looks darker when it's wet, and whether cracking your knuckles really causes arthritis. We also talk to Chemistry World editor Mark Peplow about venomous...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
February 25, 200757m 59s
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Show Notes
Clean water is something that many of us take for granted, but Mark Booth describes how in many parts of the world dirty water can lead to life-threatening disease and parasitic infections. To talk about the current strategies in place to supply clean water we are joined by the World Heath Organisations Alex McKie, and Colin Humphreys explains how high-energy UV LEDs could help provide clean water in the future. In Kitchen Science, Helen Scales and Dave Ansell bring sweetness and light to a house in Cottenham... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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