{"id":230,"date":"2020-05-11T18:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/gci\/2020\/05\/11\/possible-solutions-to-global-water-contamination\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:02:36","slug":"possible-solutions-to-global-water-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/gci\/2020\/05\/11\/possible-solutions-to-global-water-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Solutions to Global Water Contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In August of 2019, our group began a two semester project to address the grand challenge of the global water crisis, more specifically the issue that many face with accessing clean water. With the help of Dr. Harrison, the group focussed on testing 3D printed water filters with various filtrants. 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