Macinley Butson From Australia Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2019

Macinley Butson from Australia has been announced the winner of the prestigious 2019 Stockholm Junior Water Prize. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the prize at an award ceremony during World Water Week in Stockholm.

Macinley Butson's project developed a novel and innovative ultraviolet sticker to measure large UV exposures for solar disinfection of water. The SODIS sticker measures the solar UV exposure required to sanitize drinking water through two innovative products built together.

As an elated Macinley received her prize on Tuesday evening, she

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