A common bacteria found growing on plastic in urban wastewater could provide new bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste.

A common bacteria found growing on plastic in urban wastewater could provide new bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste.
Gold nanoparticle clusters boosted the efficiency of titanium dioxide in degrading a toxic dye called methyl orange.
This cost-effective solar evaporation device could supplant lengthy and expensive filtration systems normally used in wastewater treatment.
Water scarcity is not some far off consequence of the climate crisis. To overcome it, overriding our obsession with freshwater and embracing wastewater will be necessary.
An inexpensive and reusable oil-catching sponge has been developed to reclaim high-temp fracking effluents.
A re-usable sponge can capture and recover crude oil droplets from cold water to generate clean water in a fragile ecosystem.
Nitrogen and sulfur present in dye-contaminated wastewater are incorporated into an energy material, simultaneously addressing two important issues.
Sewage sludge contains lots of valuable elements. Now, researchers are looking at ways in which wastewater treatment facilities can use it effectively.
With population growth and fast socio-economic development, water shortage is becoming a serious issue worldwide.
GE’s Water & Process Technologies upgrade a Chinese wastewater waterment plant.