The process of cleaning the water that flows down our drains and toilets can drastically raise carbon dioxide levels in nearby waterways. Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have found an ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a pine-bark–based water-treatment medium that efficiently removes antibiotics as well as residues of blood-pressure and antidepressant ...

A new method to treat sewage can efficiently convert leftover sludge to biogas, an advance that could help communities lower their waste treatment costs while helping the environment. A new method to ...

KENNEWICK – Creating their own cheap, renewable energy could soon be a reality for cities thanks to new research from Washington State University Tri-Cities. Researchers at the Richland campus are ...

PHOENIXVILLE — Everything old is new again, at least at the Phoenixville Wastewater Treatment Plant. There, a “new” technology whose actual discovery dates back to before World War I is getting ready ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Aquaculture production operations that help feed the world’s growing population also generate polluted wastewater that harms the environment. Four studies published by Purdue ...

HAMBURG, Germany — Sitting in an ordinary shed in a side hall just off the main grounds of this city’s massive sewage treatment plant is a pilot plant, launched last month, that has the recycling ...

These pollutants come from various sources, including industrial processes such as petrochemical production, pharmaceuticals, and metal manufacturing, as well as domestic sewage, agricultural runoff, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a city the size of Portland gets soaked with rain like it has for the past week, there's a concern that often lurks under the surface of the flooding and slide risks: sewage. The ...