Oregon scientist finds opportunity for cleaner drinking water

Cody Olsen Jun 16, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Oregon scientist finds opportunity for cleaner drinking water</h1>
                <h2><p>A Scientist at the University of Oregon may have found an easy way to lower arsenic levels in groundwater, making it safe to drink, reports KUOW. Oregon geology professor Qusheng Jin has discovered microbes in underground water working to transform toxic water-born arsenic into a gas that rises into the</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/codyolsen0-gmail-com/">Cody Olsen</a></p> 
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            <p>A Scientist at the University of Oregon may have found an easy way to lower arsenic levels in groundwater, making it safe to drink, reports <a href="http://kuow.org/post/oregon-arsenic-discovery-could-lead-cleaner-drinking-water?ref=cascadepbs.org">KUOW</a>. Oregon geology professor Qusheng Jin has discovered microbes in underground water working to transform toxic water-born arsenic into a gas that rises into the soil where it's less of a problem. The hope is to use ethanol to speed up this process and ensure lower levels of arsenic in drinking water. Dealing with arsenic in the water is a fairly common problem in the Northwest, especially for smaller water systems.</p>
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A Scientist at the University of Oregon may have found an easy way to lower arsenic levels in groundwater, making it safe to drink, reports KUOW. Oregon geology professor Qusheng Jin has discovered microbes in underground water working to transform toxic water-born arsenic into a gas that rises into the soil where it's less of a problem. The hope is to use ethanol to speed up this process and ensure lower levels of arsenic in drinking water. Dealing with arsenic in the water is a fairly common problem in the Northwest, especially for smaller water systems.

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