With continuing population explosion and an increase in industrialization, the need for water is estimated to increase by 400% before the end of 2050. The pressing need to make treated wastewater ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a pine-bark–based water-treatment medium that efficiently ...

Food Science professor Jen-Yi Huang leads a team creating a pilot-scale aquaculture system use algae for wastewater treatment. Experiments are underway to determine which algae variety will be most ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A carefully controlled lettuce irrigation study reveals that while secondary-treated wastewater can ...

Vermifiltration harnesses the natural capabilities of earthworms and beneficial microbes to break down organic matter and remove contaminants from wastewater. This biological process not only treats ...

Antibiotics that save lives can also become hidden environmental threats once they leave hospitals and households. A new study reports an innovative ...

A simple and economical method of detecting SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in wastewater with high sensitivity has been developed, expanding the use of wastewater-based epidemiology for tracking the virus in ...

Researchers in Sweden have created a method that now makes it possible to monitor sewage for a virus that is believed to be linked to hepatitis outbreaks worldwide. First developed for the Covid-19 ...

The sludge that is created through sewage treatment processes is rich in nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen, making it an excellent source of fertilizer for agriculture. But not all that it ...