Wee Dram Cleans Polluted Water
A whiskey by-product has been found to clean contaminated ground and waste water.
The team at the University of Aberdeen believe they have a new technique to help the estimated 330,000 contaminated sites in the UK.
They say the Device for the Remediation and Attenuation of Multiple pollutants (Dram) has major potential in industry.
Early tests seem to show that Dram removes several contaminants simultaneously and is quicker and more cost-effective than current techniques.
The Glenfiddich distillery in Speyside has helped researchers get to this stage by donating the by-product, the nature of which is being kept secret.