Search results for wastewater treatment

Engineering Apr 16, 2018

Pulsed corona discharge removes pharmaceutical residues from wastewater

A doctoral dissertation by a candidate at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) examines the removal of harmful organic substances such as pharmaceutical residues from wastewater using only electricity. According to ...

Environment Apr 11, 2018

Researchers find manganese oxide-coated filters remove contaminants from hospital wastewater

Researchers at Penn State have developed a water filtration system that removes contaminants and reduces toxicity in hospital wastewater.

Environment Apr 2, 2018

Scientists invent cheaper and greener wastewater treatment

A new energy-efficient process developed at Murdoch University is set to revolutionise wastewater treatment by significantly reducing the industry's electricity consumption.

Environment Feb 23, 2018

Combating sulphuric acid corrosion at wastewater plants

Writing in Water Research, Austrian researchers from TU Graz and the University of Graz discuss new materials that prevent damage from microbial induced concrete corrosion.

Materials Science Feb 21, 2018

Removing globally-used anxiety drug from wastewater at low cost

A low-cost, one-step method to remove the anxiety drug Diazepam from recycled water and wastewater, using titanium dioxide nanofibers has been developed by researchers headed by University of Johannesburg's Prof Vinod Kumar ...

Engineering Dec 5, 2017

Researchers develop low energy, cost-effective wastewater purification system

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has come up with a novel approach to treat industrial wastewater using electricity as a reagent for purification. The method can remove up to 99 per cent ...

Environment Nov 16, 2017

Down and dirty: Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cells

One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing organic contaminants, malodorous ...

Environment Aug 25, 2017

Scientists test a microalgal technology for wastewater treatment

Members of the University of Turku, with participation of their colleagues at the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, have proved that under Nordic conditions, wastewater could be treated with the ...

Environment Jul 19, 2017

Soil filters out some emerging contaminants before reaching groundwater

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity. ...

Environment Jul 4, 2017

Global use of wastewater to irrigate agriculture at least 50 percent greater than thought

The use of untreated wastewater from cities to irrigate crops downstream is 50 percent more widespread than previously thought, according to a new study published this week in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

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