News tagged with municipal wastewater
Reuse of municipal wastewater has potential to augment future drinking water supplies
With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation's total available water ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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New study finds that even the cleanest wastewater contributes to more 'super bacteria'
A new University of Minnesota study reveals that the release of treated municipal wastewater – even wastewater treated by the highest-quality treatment technology – can have a significant effect on the quantities ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Sewage-tainted floodwaters threaten public health
(AP) -- Nasty floodwaters from the remnants of Lee and Irene - tainted with sewage and other toxins - threaten public health in parts of the Northeast by direct exposure or the contamination of private water ...
Sep 09, 2011 |
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Rabbit's food brings luck in decreasing estrogen levels in wastewater
The November 2010 issue of Environmental Pollution details successful experiments at the University of Cincinnati wherein rabbit's food resulted in the abiotic (non-biological) transformation and absorption of fou ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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