Wastewater Could Offer Another Way to Track COVID-19 Spread
Two key efforts in the US are now underway to see how well the virus can be tracked in sewage
municipal wastewater
Tracking Wastewater’s Path to Wells, Groundwater
What’s something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it?
Study Finds Source of Toxic Green Algal Blooms and the Results Stink
A FAU Harbor Branch study provides multiple lines of evidence that nutrient sources in the local basins, including on-site sewage and septic systems, contaminated the St. Lucie Estuary
Low Dose, Constant Drip: Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Pollution Impacts Aquatic Life
Criteria for assessing toxicity of common chemicals ignore ecological side effects
Continuing Scourge of Microplastics in Water to Be Gauged by New Research
Today, microplastics—bits of plastic under 5 millimeters in size—in cosmetics, cleaning products, and clothes still pollute U.S. waters and build up in oceans
Researchers Take the 'Stink' out of Wastewater Treatment
Smelly sludge improves with the right timing of common additives
Bacteria May Supercharge the Future of Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater from our sinks, toilets, showers, and washing machines can be turned into valuable products with the help of scientists and unique bacteria
How Untreated Water Is Making Our Kids Sick: Researcher Explores Possible Climate Change Link
“Most people may not realize this, but there are about 20 million people in the country who access drinking water that isn’t treated,” Florida State University researcher says
Floating Wetlands Show Promise for Water Treatment
"Engineered floating treatment wetlands could affect water quality in many of the same ways that naturally-occurring floating wetlands do,” researcher says
Drugs in the Water? Don’t Blame the Students
Study shows down-the-drain disposal is not a major source of pharmaceutical pollution