Engineered bacteria break down microplastics in wastewater
Microplastics can go right through wastewater treatment plants, and researchers have engineered bacteria commonly found there ...
Wastewater treatment plant testing reveals limited removal of organofluorines, putting millions at potential risk
A research team led by Harvard University has found elevated concentrations of organofluorine in U.S. municipal wastewater.
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U.S. wastewater treatment fails to address rising organofluorine contamination
Municipal wastewater treatment plants remove less than 25% of extractable organofluorine, with fluorinated pharmaceuticals ...
Tank at Kentucky sewer treatment plant undergoes ‘catastrophic failure’
City officials told News 2 that, as of publication, there is no concern with respect to drinking water within Lyon County or surrounding counties.
Failing wastewater treatment plants leads to Baffin Bay being overwhelmed by nitrogen, phosphorus
Wetz helped to lead the investigation into pollution complaints from folks who live around the Baffin Bay area, and his team not only figured out the contaminants, but where they were coming from, as ...
800K gallons of sewage water leaked after treatment failure in Eddyville, Ky.
Multiple agencies are responding after a sewer treatment plant in Lyon County, Kentucky had a catastrophic failure on Monday.