New filter removes 99 per cent of heavy metal toxins from water / Nuovo filtro rimuove il 99 per cento delle tossine di metalli pesanti dall'acqua Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Giuseppe Cotellessa Quartz fibers with carbon nanotubes grown in place (Credit: Barron Research Group/Rice University) / Fibre al quarzo con nanotubi di carbonio coltivati in luogo A newly developed filter that removes heavy metal toxins from water has the potential for water remediation in developing nations. Carbon nanotubes immobilized in a tuft of quartz fiber have the power to remove toxic heavy carbon metals from water, according to researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University in collaboration with researchers at Rice University. Filters produced in the lab of Prof Andrew R Barron by Perry Alagappan absorb more than 99 per cent of metals from samples laden with cadmium, cobalt, copper, mercury, nickel and lead. Once saturated