Avainsana: wastewater
University researchers to monitor Israel’s sewage for COVID-19 outbreaks
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Health to detect and monitor for COVID-19 in sewage samples…
Could COVID-19 in Wastewater Be Infectious?
Wastewater containing coronaviruses may be a serious threat, according to a new, global study led by researchers from the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at…
Study: Wastewater treatment plants could profit by processing food waste
A new report issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency shows that at least half of California’s landfill-bound food waste could be processed at the…
Wastewater treatment byproduct used for pothole repair
Scientists report a brand-new way to repair roads that’s also eco-friendly using a remnant of wastewater treatment called grit that’s usually disposed of in landfills….
WEF panel finds low risk of coronavirus for wastewater workers
A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded that occupational risk…
New Paper Addresses the Mix of Contaminants in Fukushima Wastewater, Highlights Risks of Dumping Into the Ocean
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean,…
USDA invests $462M to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA is funding…
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