All wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) require upkeep and reinvestment to maintain efficacy and efficiency, and these improvements, which require infrastructure and equipment investments, frequently ...

Wastewater treatment and brewing may seem unrelated, but both rely on the same biological principles. Microorganisms play a ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, ♳). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers report ...

In the current era of global climate change, the scarcity of clean drinking water is becoming a critical issue due to natural and human causes. The increase in economic activities, urbanization, and ...

Few people get as excited about wastewater as Thomas Fudge. He has good reason: He and his colleagues believe they have figured out how to turn sludge into gold. Wastewater from places like breweries ...

Merced’s Wastewater Treatment Plant plays a vital role in protecting the environment as well as humans as treated water and biosolids eventually make their way back into the environment. Multiple ...

Wastewater surveillance is an emerging science that can be a critical public health tool for infectious disease surveillance. However, it is currently limited by a lack of standardized methods, ...

A pair of studies from Rice University show that genetically engineered bacteria can turn chemical contamination into ...