Navigation

cell phones

Mobile Phone Innovation to Test Water Quality Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Alison Bick has developed a low-cost portable method to test water quality using a mobile phone.


Cell Phones Being Made with Less Dangerous Chemicals

Cellular telephones that contain toxic chemicals are still being sold in Latin America and other developing regions. But thanks to strict European regulations, there are progressively fewer phones being made with cadmium, lead and other dangerous materials.


Latest articles

Agriculture

Air Pollution

Biodiversity

Desertification

Endangered Species

Energy

Exhibits

Forests

Global Climate Change

Global Health

Industry

Natural Disaster Relief

News and Special Reports

Oceans, Coral Reefs

Pollution

Population

Public Health

Rivers

Sanitation

Toxic Chemicals

Transportation

Waste Management

Water

Water and Sanitation

Yale Himalaya Initiative