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Predicting Earthquake Hazards from Wastewater Injection

July 31, 2019

Predicting the amount of seismic activity from wastewater injection is difficult because it involves numerous variables...

Solving a Scientific Mystery and Finding a Solution for Industry

May 22, 2019

Researchers have determined why strontium-rich barite is found in the ocean

Water Disinfection Can Miss Drug-Resistant Genes

April 22, 2019

Even after treatment, non-resistant bacteria could still become resistant by picking up intact genes left over from damaged a...

Where Does This Contamination Come From?

February 5, 2019

When bodies of water become polluted, it is important to find the cause as quickly and as economically as possible

Location of Wastewater Disposal Drives Induced Seismicity at US Oil Sites

November 1, 2018

The research reviewed data on wastewater disposal for oil sites in Oklahoma, eastern Montana, western North Dakota, Texa...

This Bright Blue Dye Is Found in Fabric. Could It Also Power Batteries?

August 31, 2018

Research shows that the chemical—a component of wastewater in textile-making—is good at tasks associated with ene...

Break It Down: Understanding the Formation of Chemical Byproducts during Water Treatment

June 29, 2018

Synthetic chemicals are ever-present in modern life—in our medications, cosmetics and clothing—but what happens t...

Exposure to Fracking Chemicals and Wastewater Spurs Fat Cell Development

June 21, 2018

Researchers saw increases in the size and number of fat cells in laboratory models following exposure, even at diluted concen...

The TurboTrace PFC SPE System from FMS

June 12, 2018

The fully automated sample preparation system is for analyzing perfluorinated compounds in waste water

Oil and Gas Wastewater on the Road Could Mean Health and Environment Woes

May 31, 2018

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 34 percent of roads in the U.S. are unpaved

Engineered Polymer Membranes Could Be New Option for Water Treatment

May 8, 2018

Engineers studied self-assembled block polymer membranes, which allow for both customizable and uniform pore sizes, as a...

Harvesting Health Information from an Unusual Place: The Wastewater Treatment Plant

May 3, 2018

Wastes entering treatment plants are a rich source of information about a population

Oklahoma’s Earthquakes Strongly Linked to Wastewater Injection Depth

February 5, 2018

Oklahoma has been a seismic hotspot for the past decade

Tracking Wastewater’s Path to Wells, Groundwater

January 26, 2018

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

January 10, 2018

A FAU Harbor Branch study provides multiple lines of evidence that nutrient sources in the local basins, including on-si...

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