From left: Cockrell School of Engineering professor Navid Saleh; Navajo potter and research paper co-author Deanna Tso; and Stetson Rowles III, a UT Ph.D. graduate and current faculty member at Georgia Southern University.
Tiny, silver-based particles mix at high volume with chemicals commonly seen in untreated water, creating a “poison layer” that can reduce the disinfection efficacy.