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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
