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Recycled Tires Could Filter Water

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mmmmmm-tastes-like-firestone dept.

MattSparkes writes "According to New Scientist, water could be cleansed and filtered more easily and cheaply by using old tires. From the article: 'Rubber tires, the kind that lie at the bottom of rivers and at the back of junkyards the world over, could be ideal water filters says an environmental engineer at Penn State University in the US.'"

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  1. How old are they talking, here? by brennanw · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I was under the impression that for the last 10-15 years at least they stopped making tires out of rubber. A 10 year old tire is pretty old for a tire.

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  2. Re:More Information by Thansal · · Score: 2, Insightful
    also from that page
    My book, Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water: Formation, analysis, and control was published by Lewis Publishers. Based on a recent calculation, the payment I received for writing the book is very close to what my son got from Taco Bell based on a hourly rate. And you can buy this book from Wal-Mart online! By the way, don't expect a cheap book here. With 5% off, it is still $142.45 for 176 pages.


    Well, I hope his new endevor goes better then his last one did (monitarily that is)!

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  3. Thats why we put them in the ocean! by neildiamond · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Soon our oceans will be much cleaner thanks to extra tires!

  4. Or... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Scientist comes up with potentially safe and economical solution to a problem that already has a safe and expensive solution.