Avainsana: wastewater
Sea-Level Rise Drives Wastewater Leakage to Coastal Waters
A new study, published by University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa earth scientists, is the first to provide direct evidence that tidally-driven groundwater inundation of…
Half of global wastewater treated, rates in developing countries still lagging
A new study by scientists at Utrecht University and the United Nations University concludes that about half of global wastewater is treated, rather than the…
Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source
A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics…
University researchers to monitor Israel’s sewage for COVID-19 outbreaks
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Health to detect and monitor for COVID-19 in sewage samples…
Could COVID-19 in Wastewater Be Infectious?
Wastewater containing coronaviruses may be a serious threat, according to a new, global study led by researchers from the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at…
Study: Wastewater treatment plants could profit by processing food waste
A new report issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency shows that at least half of California’s landfill-bound food waste could be processed at the…
Wastewater treatment byproduct used for pothole repair
Scientists report a brand-new way to repair roads that’s also eco-friendly using a remnant of wastewater treatment called grit that’s usually disposed of in landfills….
WEF panel finds low risk of coronavirus for wastewater workers
A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded that occupational risk…
New Paper Addresses the Mix of Contaminants in Fukushima Wastewater, Highlights Risks of Dumping Into the Ocean
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean,…
USDA invests $462M to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA is funding…
Paris sewage reveals COVID still not flushed away
Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed…
Welsh Research Identifies New System for Pharmaceutical Detection in Wastewater
A research team at Swansea University in Wales have developed a new method for fast removal and detection of wastewater pollutants that come from everyday…
New Program Aims to Improve Wastewater Management in Textile Supply Chains
A new wastewater operations training program aims to improve water and wastewater management and treatment throughout the textile supply chains around the world. The training…
Rice Engineers: Make Wastewater Drinkable Again
Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University researchers who say it should involve a healthy level of recycled…
Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology…
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