Collaborate Disseminate
One of the lesser-known but potentially powerful ways authorities may be able to track the spread of the novel coronavirus is by analyzing the sewage of their communities. Scientists employing this approach in Italy have uncovered evidence of the virus… Continue reading Coronavirus evident in Italy’s sewage months before its first case
Steel slag is currently utilized both to treat wastewater, and as a concrete aggregate. New research now indicates that using it for the former makes it perform even better as the latter – so the same slag could be used twice, first for one purpose and… Continue reading Using steel slag to treat sewage makes it better for use in concrete
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria (or superbugs) are enough of a problem as it is, but even after they’ve been wiped out they can leave resistance genes lying around for other bugs to use later. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed new nanosh… Continue reading “Trap and zap” system cleans up leftover superbug resistance genes
Digital attacks targeting water facilities are on the rise. In its 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report, for instance, Verizon Enterprise disclosed an incident in which bad actors breached a water treatment plant and altered the levels of chemicals u… Continue reading WaterISAC: 15 Security Fundamentals You Need to Know
Coastal wastewater treatment plants may be a nasty but necessary way to handle the effluent from our cities, but a new study by Stanford University indicates that they could also double as power plants to make them energy independent and carb… Continue reading "Blue power" could make wastewater plants energy-independent
A new study demonstrates the ways that pharmaceutical runoff could travel up the food-chain. Continue reading Human Waste Is Contaminating Australian Wildlife with More Than 60 Pharmaceuticals
Turns out regulating the industry is actually a pretty good idea. Continue reading Scientists Say Fracking Regulations Probably Helped Reduce Manmade Earthquakes
Turns out regulating the industry is actually a pretty good idea. Continue reading Scientists Say Fracking Regulations Probably Helped Reduce Manmade Earthquakes
“The EPA did not support quantitatively its conclusions about lack of evidence for widespread, systemic impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources.” Continue reading The EPA Has Fired Shots at Its Own Optimistic Fracking Report