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A way to remove microplastics from wastewater with okra and aloe

A way to remove microplastics from wastewater with okra and aloe

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Using wastewater to make ammonia while achieving a solar-to-fuel efficiency that is 10 times better than any comparable technology

Using wastewater to make ammonia while achieving a solar-to-fuel efficiency that is 10 times better than any comparable technology

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Valuable resources can be recovered from wastewater using dual-function electrodes that also filter water

Valuable resources can be recovered from wastewater using dual-function electrodes that also filter water

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A low-cost and sustainable method for producing bioplastics from sewage sludge and wastewater

A low-cost and sustainable method for producing bioplastics from sewage sludge and wastewater

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Biochar holds promise for removing emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals from treated wastewater

Biochar holds promise for removing emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals from treated wastewater

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Researchers find new, inexpensive way to clean water from oil sands production

Researchers find new, inexpensive way to clean water from oil sands production

Researchers have developed a process to remove contaminants from oil sands wastewater using only sunlight and nanoparticles that is more effective and inexpensive than conventional treatment... Read more

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Algae from wastewater solves two problems

Algae from wastewater solves two problems

In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels, Rice University scientists found they could easily grow high-valu... Read more

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An Efficient Way to Turn Wastewater into Fresh Water

An Efficient Way to Turn Wastewater into Fresh Water

A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has shown that improving wastewater treatment and saving energy are not only essential, but they’re also compatible. Dr. Jianmin Wan... Read more

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Researchers discover solar energy-driven process makes tailings ponds reclamation instant

Researchers discover solar energy-driven process makes tailings ponds reclamation instant

Cleaning up oil sands tailings has just gotten a lot greener thanks to a novel technique developed by University of Alberta civil engineering professors that uses solar energy to accelerate... Read more

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‘Fracking’ wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds

'Fracking' wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds

Concerns that fluids from hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” are contaminating drinking water abound. Now, scientists are bringing to light another angle that adds to the contr... Read more

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Gauging local illicit drug use in real time could help police fight abuse

Gauging local illicit drug use in real time could help police fight abuse

The war on drugs could get a boost with a new method that analyzes sewage to track levels of illicit drug use in local communities in real time. The new study, a first-of-its-kind in the U.S... Read more

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High-efficiency water treatment using light using a novel UV-light system

High-efficiency water treatment using light using a novel UV-light system

Can breakdown cleaning agent residuals and pesticides as well as pharmacological substances  Many harmful substances in waste water stubbornly resist being broken down by biological waste wa... Read more

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Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water

Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking water

On the less glamorous side of space exploration, there’s the more practical problem of waste — in particular, what to do with astronaut pee. But rather than ejecting it into space, scientist... Read more

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Only Half of Drugs Removed by Sewage Treatment

Only Half of Drugs Removed by Sewage Treatment

Only about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants says a new report Only about half of the prescription drugs and othe... Read more

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Rare earth recycling breakthrough in China

Rare earth recycling breakthrough in China

This pilot-scale breakthrough will provide ‘a good example’ for the recycling of increasingly popular rare earth elements in practical industrial applications Researchers at the... Read more

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