On the occasion of the World Water Week, the Stockholm Junior Water Prize forgive. The international competition for young people between the ages of 15 and 20 honors innovative solutions to major water problems.
This year's winner is Eshani Jha and is a student at Lynbrook High School in San José, California. She researched how the most important classes of pollutants can be removed from freshwater easily and inexpensively. Activated carbon is replaced by biochar, which is used in efficient water filters.
The broadcast also states: “A diploma of excellence went to Thanawit Namjaidee and Future Kongchu from Thailand for the development of a method to use organic waste to store moisture and thus to accelerate plant growth. The People's Choice Award went to Gabriel Fernandes Mello Ferreira from Brazil for developing a retention mechanism for microplastics for water treatment. ”
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize has been organized annually since 1997 by the Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, with Xylem as a founding partner.
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