Chemistry research plays a vital role in advancing water purification, pollution control, and sanitation, ensuring safe and sustainable water access worldwide. Explore impactful research from ACS Journals highlighting chemistry’s role addressing the global challenge of clean water and sanitation.
ACS Publications is elevating chemistry research that drives progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) through curated article Showcases, hosted by Kudos. These Showcases simplify and share scientific breakthroughs, making their global impact of chemistry more visible and accessible to a wider audience, including industry leaders, educators, policymakers, and the media.
Chemistry is central to achieving SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Its innovations drive cleaner water through advanced purification, sustainable filtration materials, and eco-friendly disinfectants. By tackling waterborne pathogens and controlling pollution at the molecular level, chemistry improves access to safe water and sanitation for communities worldwide, paving the way for healthier lives and a more resilient planet.
This Showcase brings together articles highlighting the critical importance of clean water and sanitation for global health and development, spotlighting impactful contributions and pioneering innovations.
Discover research articles published in ACS journals related to this goal below.
Impactful Research from ACS Publications Supporting SDG Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Evaluating Sustainable Water Purification Methods for Remote Communities
- Improving Brazil's Water Treatment: Tackling Pesticide Pollution in Drinking Supplies
- Enhancing Well Water Safety: Iowa Study Shows Benefits of Free Testing Programs
- Advanced Materials Clean Heavy Metals from Drinking Water
- Freshwater Mussels: Nature's Guardians for Safe Drinking Water in the EU
- Understanding Challenges Faced by Sanitation Enterprises in Developing Countries
- Anaerobic Digestion: A Key Solution to the Global Sanitation Crisis
- Enhancing Sustainability of NEWgenerator: A Low-Cost Sanitation Solution for Challenging Areas
- Sustainable Rural Water Treatment: Key Factors and Challenges
About the ACS Publications SDG Showcases
ACS Publications has joined the SDG Knowledge Cooperative, a new initiative that unites publishers to improve access to and understanding of research that supports global sustainable development.
We have selected seven specific goals that are particularly vital to the chemistry community, which will serve as focal points. Kudos has curated and summarized our chosen articles, Visit the ACS Publications SDG Showcase to explore how chemistry is contributing to global sustainability efforts—and take a closer look at each individual SDG Showcase to discover the research that is helping address specific global challenges.
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