Turning sewage into something clean enough to release into a river requires multiple stages of treatment. And before groundwater, reservoir water or river water can be used as drinking water, it must ...
We spoke to officials at the Cedar Rapids facility and Coralville's Wastewater Treatment Plant to find out how these plants ...
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 ...
Modern societies face increasing challenges related to water scarcity, water pollution, and increased waste streams.
In Burlington, North Carolina, the wastewater infrastructure designed to protect the environment was secretly poisoning it.
MESA, AZ — In a small area of the Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation facility, a big idea is churning its way to success. “As my wife says, I’m an algae farmer,” said Everrett Eustance. It’s a fitting ...
A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought ...