IIT Guwahati researchers have pioneered a biological process using sulphate-reducing bacteria to remove lead from acidic ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The thought of recycling gray or even black water into drinking ...

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be ...

Fossil fuel is continuously depleted because of the growing demand in different sectors, such as in agriculture and transportation, and the escalation of oil prices in the international market.

A new way of tracking how sewage sludge flows during thermal treatment could help engineers design better wastewater treatment plants and boost production of biogas. Researchers at RMIT University in ...

Chemical and heat treatment of sewage sludge can recover phosphorus in a process that could help address the problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ores. Chemical and heat treatment of sewage ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA), established in 1935, cleans the wastewater produced by more than 500,000 people in Buffalo and several other municipalities. It operates the second ...

Eutrophication caused by excess wastewater discharge is recognized as a serious water pollution problem worldwide. To prevent water pollution, biological wastewater treatment has been widely adopted ...

In this case, they focused on alum-based water treatment sludge, which is formed when aluminium sulfate binds with solids and organic material during the water-treatment process.

Warren Division Head of Wastewater Treatment Bryan Clor’s effort to upgrade the city’s wastewater sludge treatment process has resulted in a clash among city officials. Administration and City Council ...

Study finds the flow behavior of sewage sludge can be used as a tool to gauge how quickly organic matter is dissolving at high temperatures, paving the way for online monitoring. A new way of tracking ...