wastewater

Electricity producing process may desalinate water

harminka — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:31:59 -0500

A process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from China and the U.S.

Illicit Drug Use Maped Through Wastewater

harminka — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:03:39 -0500

A team of researchers has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated.

Waste Water Treatment Plant Mud Could Be Alternative Fuel

harminka — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:52:40 -0500

Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as posing no risk to human health and being profitable. These are the results of an environmental impact assessment.

Using zero valent iron to detoxify pollutants in industrial wastewater

harminka — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:15:29 -0600

Take a close look at that cheap piece of scrap iron before you toss it in the trash.

Converting sewage into drinking water

harminka — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:04:19 -0600

Amid growing water shortages in parts of the United States, more communities are considering tapping their sewage treatment plants as a new source of drinking water.

Toward cleaner effective method for destroying pollutants in wastewater

harminka — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:59:13 -0600

Researchers report effectiveness of a powerful, environmentally-friendly catalyst in destruction of various estrogens that currently escape complete removal in our wastewater treatment plants. Their study is scheduled for the Feb. 15 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

High Growth Potential for the Polish Water and Wastewater Treatment Market

Alla — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:29:38 -0500

Frost & Sullivan to Host Quarterly Analyst Briefing on the Polish Water and Wastewater Treatment Market on Tuesday 10 July 2007

Purification and dilution reduce risk of fish being injured by hormone-

harminka — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:14:09 -0600

Scrap Tires Can Be Used To Filter Wastewater

erku — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:32:53 -0600