{"id":170756,"date":"2025-08-25T17:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/?p=170756"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:03:51","slug":"clean-water-envintecs-eliminate-contaminants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecscience.tec.mx\/en\/industrial-transformation\/clean-water-envintecs-eliminate-contaminants\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean Water for All: Startup Develops Low-Cost Technology to Eliminate Heavy Metals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Mexico, around 10 million people face a shortage<\/a> of drinking water. When it does arrive, it\u2019s often intermittent or contaminated with heavy metals such as chromium, lead, mercury, and metalloids like arsenic. These pollutants\u2014often undetectable in water since they don\u2019t alter its smell, color, or taste\u2014can increase the risk of serious diseases such as cancer, or cause damage to organs like the kidneys, liver, or nervous system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn our country, more than 17 states\u2014mainly in the central and northern regions\u2014are affected by these substances and lack an effective solution,\u201d says Miguel \u00c1ngel L\u00f3pez Zavala<\/a>, CEO and founder of Envintecs, a science-based spinoff from Tec<\/a> focused on sustainable technologies for water treatment, organic waste management, and bioenergy generation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over a decade, this researcher from the School of Engineering and Sciences<\/a> has been developing membrane technology<\/a> to remove water contaminants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team\u2019s idea was to design a low-cost, energy-efficient, and sustainable solution compared to existing methods, particularly one tailored for rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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