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  "id": 7406600,
  "title": "Light and nanomaterials could offer new method for detecting metal contamination in water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/light-and-nanomaterials-could-offer-new-method-for-detecting-metal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T21:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nanomaterials-method-metal-contamination.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Access to clean water depends not only on preventing pollution but also on being able to detect contaminants quickly and reliably. Among the pollutants of concern are metal ions such as mercury, lead and zinc, which can enter aquatic environments through industrial and other human activities.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}