b'Environmental NewsNorth AmericaYoung American Researcher Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021Eshani Jha from the USA has received the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for research on how to remove contaminants from water. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden,Eshani Jha, Winner 2021 SJWPthe official patron of the prize, announced the winner on August 24, 2021 during an award ceremony as part of World Water Week.The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is an international competition where students between the ages of 15 and 20 present solutions to major water challenges. This year the event was held online. The winner Eshani Jha is a student at Lynbrook High School in San Jos, California. She has performed research on how toHRH Crown Princess Victoria of Swedenremove contaminants from freshwater in a simple and cost-effective way. The process involves replacing active carbon with biochar for use in efficient and cheap water filters.Learn more about her award-winning work.6 MISSION: WATER'