A Sustainable Solution – Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Wastewater
University of Toronto Engineering Ph.D. candidate Sara Abu-Obaid (ChemE) believes that a fundamental shift is overdue in the wastewater management sector. “We need to move…
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Wastewater: A Hidden Hotspot for Antibiotic Resistance
According to a recent study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the potency of antibiotic resistance evolution in wastewater has been greatly underestimated. The…
New Wood-Based Technology Can Easily Purify Contaminated Water
Researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology have come up with a new way to purify contaminated water using cellulose-based materials. This breakthrough could…
A Hidden Hazard: Antibiotic Residues in Water Pose a Threat to Human Health
A comprehensive study from Karolinska Institute, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, warns that the presence of antibiotic residue in wastewater and treatment plants in…
Scientists Bring the Invisible Water Crisis to Light
Sustainable Development Goal for wastewater treatment is not enough. While achieving the ambitious Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for wastewater treatment would result in significant improvements…
A “Greener” Way To Clean Wastewater Treatment Filters With Reusable Nanoparticle Catalysts
Membrane filters don’t require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment. To keep these materials in tip-top condition, they’re commonly cleaned…
New Sensor Can Detect Valuable Rare Earth Element in Waste Sources
Low concentrations of terbium could be identified from acid mine drainage and other waste sources. A new luminescent sensor can detect terbium, a valuable rare…
Scientists Infuse Bacteria With Silver Nanoparticles To Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells
A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists has taken a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells — a technology that utilizes…
Leaky Sewers Contaminating Streams With Substantial Amounts of Medications
Pharmaceutical compounds can harm the environment. However, in waterways that don’t receive treated wastewater, these pollutants aren’t expected to be present. Now, researchers reporting in…
Innovative New Way To Detect the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha Variant in Wastewater
SMART researchers have developed an innovative method to detect and quantify the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant of concern via wastewater epidemiology. Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance…
Innovative Nanomaterials To Decontaminate Water
Important funding for the intersectoral research work of two INRS professors. Patrick Drogui and My Ali El Khakani, professors at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS),…
Are Laundry and Dish Pods Biodegradable? Not Exactly
Outer pod packaging needs a specific environment to completely biodegrade. The simplicity of grabbing a laundry or dishwasher pod and tossing it into the machine…
Surprising Secret to Making Stronger Concrete: Sewage
A by-product of steel making can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concrete. Researchers have shown how a by-product of steel making…
Waste to Energy Technology Commercially Available in the US
Is your company looking for their very own high-solid anaerobic digestion system? Well look no more. Invented by a researcher at UC Davis, this commercially…
Understanding Pollution From Green-Glowing Zebrafish
As population grows and consumption increases, so does waste and pollution. Scientists have been working on a way to better track and understand how pollution…
NASA Explores OMEGA System for Alternative Aviation Fuels
In an effort to create an alternative way to produce aviation fuels, NASA is exploring the Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae method for biofuel….
