May 27th, 2009
Photo: himitsu.monban, CC
Playing Detective with the Sweet Stuff
You discovered some polluted water. Now what? Well, you have find the source of that pollution if you want to be able to do something about it. It turns out that among the many markers that can give us clues about the source of pollution are artificial sweeteners. “After tickling the tongue, artificial sweeteners pass through our bodies and end up in wastewater virtually unchanged.” Tracking them can give important information about the source of the pollution. Read on for more details….
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