Search results for wastewater treatment

Environment May 26, 2021

Research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England to collectively show that toxic man-made chemicals called PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), found in everything ...

Environment Aug 14, 2019

Improved sewage treatment has increased biodiversity over past 30 years

A higher standard of wastewater treatment in the UK has been linked to substantial improvements in a river's biodiversity over the past 30 years, ensuring a welcome success story for wildlife, say scientists.

Environment Jun 22, 2021

A 'bio-refinery': Using the chemistry of willow trees to treat Canada's city wastewater

Every year in Canada, six trillion liters of municipal wastewater are partially treated and released into the environment, while another 150 billion liters of untreated sewage are discharged straight into pristine surface ...

Environment Mar 2, 2016

Pharmaceutical, personal care products show scant presence in crop irrigated with wastewater

What would you do without water? Farmers in drought areas are especially concerned by this question. As fresh water resources become scarce, one option for water-conscious farmers is to water crops with treated wastewater. ...

Materials Science Sep 10, 2021

Novel functional biochar composites help to treat wastewater

A team led by Prof. Wu Zhengyan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently fabricated novel functional biochar composites (FBCs) using two solid waste-red mud and corn ...

Environment Aug 26, 2016

Flexible treatment processes may create water supply that is affordable and benefits crops

Recycled wastewater is increasingly touted as part of the solution to California's water woes, particularly for agricultural use, as the state's historic drought continues. The cost of treating wastewater to meet state health ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 19, 2022

New method to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits of 'snapshot' samples, chlorination

Testing the contents of a simple sample of wastewater can reveal a lot about what it carries, but fails to tell the whole story, according to Rice University engineers.

Environment Apr 6, 2022

Wastewater provides a planet-wide laboratory for the study of human health

Of the many contemporary conveniences often taken for granted in developed countries, modern sanitation may be among the most important. A new study suggests that wastewater infrastructure may provide societal benefits far ...

Analytical Chemistry Dec 7, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater solids could help monitor COVID-19 spread

Accurately identifying changes in community COVID-19 infections through wastewater surveillance is moving closer to reality. A new study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, identifies a method that not only ...

Environment Oct 13, 2022

Wastewater alert: Research highlights antimicrobial resistance risk

As the dumping of untreated wastewater into the sea sparks pollution warnings, new research has identified a "significant risk" of increasing antibiotic resistance associated with wastewater systems across the U.K.

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