ACS -- Ensuring inexpensive and clean water is an overriding global challenge noted as one of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. This challenge will likely be intensified by the increasing demand for biomass-derived fuels (i.e., biofuels) for transportation biofuel needs, because (1) large quantities of water are needed to grow the fuel crops, and (2) water pollution is exacerbated by agricultural drainage containing fertilizers, pesticides, and sediment.
