Young forest owners in Finland find it difficult to deviate from prevailing forest industry norms, a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and the Natural Resources Institute Finland finds. The researchers interviewed young translocal forest owners, aged 18–30, living in the greater Helsinki area.

Municipalities have advanced filters and UV light disinfection technologies at their disposal. Some households have additional filters as well.

In many places in the Global South, however, these technologies are not widely available. These areas, such as parts of Africa and South America, do have one advantage when it comes to water filtration – sunlight.

Eric Ryberg, assistant professor of allied health sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), and his colleagues at Yale University have developed a new solar-powered water disinfection system that combines several existing methods. They published their findings in npj Clean Water, a Nature journal.