Search results for wastewater treatment

Biochemistry May 3, 2024

Functionalized chitosan as a biobased flocculant for the treatment of complex wastewater

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB have developed a biobased and functionalized flocculant to efficiently treat complex wastewaters. Furthermore, toxic phenols are removed ...

Biochemistry Apr 22, 2024

Research seeks solution to PFAS chemicals in waste

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking for a better way to remove or degrade stubborn pollutants, also called forever chemicals, from waste before they impact human and animal health.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 22, 2024

Researchers break down pizza box recycling challenges, one slice at a time

Each day, roughly 43 million Americans eat at least one slice of pizza, according to experts. The hot, cheesy, Italian-inspired dish contributes a whopping $47 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and about a third of those ...

Environment May 8, 2024

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here's how communities can become 'sponge cities'

"When it rains, it pours" once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it's becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate.

Ecology Apr 24, 2024

Research show oysters could help clean up the reef through filtration

Scientists have found oysters could be very useful in gobbling up nutrient pollution from tropical waterways, including the Great Barrier Reef.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 6, 2024

Novel lipopeptide proves lethal against Staphylococcus aureus

A novel antibacterial lipopeptide produced by the bacterium Serratia marcescens has been shown to be highly effective in killing Staphylococcus aureus—one of the most important pathogens occurring in humans.

Environment May 24, 2024

South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto's water and soil—study finds food gardens are at risk

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg's estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 mine dumps includes uranium ...

Bio & Medicine May 23, 2024

Team develops an intelligent nanodevice based on a component of cinnamon essential oil as an antimicrobial agent

A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomaterials y Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) has developed an intelligent "nanokiller" based on a component of cinnamon ...

Environment Apr 29, 2024

Chemicals, forever: How do you fix a problem like PFAS?

A landmark legal settlement has once again focused our attention on the dangers of "forever chemicals."

Environment Apr 25, 2024

Cocaine is an emerging contaminant of concern in the Bay of Santos (Brazil), says researcher

In addition to already known pollutants, the Bay of Santos—a city in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) that is home to the largest seaport in Latin America—has been affected by an emerging contaminant that is now present ...

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