Harmful bacteria survive on wet wipes washed up on beaches, study finds
Harmful bacteria on sewage-associated plastic waste washed up on beaches can survive long enough to pose a risk to human health, new research has found.
Harmful bacteria on sewage-associated plastic waste washed up on beaches can survive long enough to pose a risk to human health, new research has found.
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May 30, 2022
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The capabilities of complex microbial communities are used for numerous biotechnological processes. This requires special compositions of the microbial communities. However, these are often unstable and susceptible to disruption. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2022
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Runoff from roads, lawns, farms and old septic tanks is polluting US waterways, driving harmful algae blooms.
Environment
Mar 31, 2022
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Tiny predatory bacteria attack microorganisms. These ultramicrobacteria are widely distributed, for example, in sewage treatment plants and in the seafloor. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2022
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Hundreds of miles south of Chicago, decomposing algae in the Gulf of Mexico makes life so perilous for fish they swim away—or die.
Environment
Dec 23, 2021
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An incident at the Hyperion sewage treatment plant in Playa del Rey has caused 17 million gallons of sewage to be discharged into the ocean.
Environment
Jul 13, 2021
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Watershed-wide nutrient credit trading has been suggested as a mechanism for reducing pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay, but a new study by Penn State researchers suggests that the high cost of producing nitrogen credits ...
Environment
Jun 10, 2021
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Scientists from the University of Strathclyde and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have demonstrated a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for COVID-19 within wastewater.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 10, 2021
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Pharmaceuticals—drugs used to prevent or treat human and animal diseases—are essential for health and well-being. But the increasing use of these drugs means that remnants of them are showing up in the aquatic environment. ...
Environment
Jun 9, 2021
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Bacteria that eat nitrogen and organic matter are part of processes that can be developed for treating wastewater with less energy and emissions.
Environment
Apr 27, 2021
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