Bacteria in Wastewater Could Help Solve the World's Plastic Pollution Problem

Medicine & Technology Oct 03, 2024

Bacteria in wastewater can break down plastic into tiny pieces and use enzymes to decompose it, offering a potential solution to plastic pollution.

Water Fleas Offer a Sustainable Solution to Clean Chemical Pollution, Revolutionizing Wastewater

Oct 04, 2023

A recent study suggests that tiny water fleas may hold the key to purifying wastewater, ensuring its safety for various applications. Continue reading to learn more.

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria That Could Cause Hospital Acquired Infection Found in Hospital Wastewaters, Study Reveals

Sep 15, 2023

Upon examining hospital wastewayer systems, the researchers found antibiotic resistant bacteria reservoirs. It is the first study to examine such wastewater scales and correlate the findings with outbreaks of infection. Read to learn more.

Microbial Energy? Scientists Bioengineer E. coli Bacteria To Produce Electricity, Process Organic Waste

Sep 14, 2023

When the bioengineered E. coli was exposed to a sample of brewery wastewater, the bacteria gobbled it up in over 50 hours, showing that the system could potentially enable energy production alongside simultaneous organic waste processing. Read to learn more.

Integrating Nanobubbles Technology To Enhance Performance of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalytic Reactor in Wastewater Treatment

May 18, 2023

Experts developed an enhanced strategy for wastewater treatment by combining photocatalysis and nanobubbles technology in designing the reactor. Read the article to find out more.

Will You Drink This Beer Made From Used Shower Water? Eco-Friendly Beverage Might Be the Answer to Increasing Water Crisis

May 08, 2023

A San Francisco-based water cleaning company highlights one way of tackling extreme drought by turning wastewater into a drinkable beer. Check it out in this article to learn more details.

Public Health Agency of Canada Tests Wastewater for Poliovirus, Encourages Parents to Get Kids Polio Vaccination Amid Re-Emergence

Aug 12, 2022

Canadian health officials are concerned that the pandemic has led children to miss routine immunizations, fueled vaccine hesitancy that leaves some vulnerable to polio that has infected a man in the US recently. Read the article to know more about this report.

Young Man From New York Without Polio Vaccine Is America's First Polio Patient In 10 Years, Suffers From Poliovirus Strain Also Found in London and Jerusalem Wastewater

Aug 01, 2022

Health officials encouraged people to get a polio vaccine as an unvaccinated man from New York was diagnosed with polio. Continue reading to know the full story.

COVID-19 Omicron Subvariants Spread Rapidly in Florida; Epidemiologists Tell Us More About the New BA.4 and BA.5 Strains

Jun 05, 2022

New COVID-19 Omicron subvariants have been detected in Florida. Is it more contagious and does this spread faster than the previous strains? Read to find out.

Less-Toxic Approach to Eliminate Microplastics in Drinking and Wastewater Developed Through Okra

Mar 27, 2022

Microplastics are the new type of pollution found in water bodies that poses many risks to the environment and human health. See more about a new approach that could help eliminate the harmful objects from the water.

COVID-19 Omicron Variant Infection: Epidemiology Explains Why, How Wastewater Becomes a Source of the Virus

Dec 10, 2021

Following confirmation that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is present in Sacramento County wastewater specimens, an epidemiology program manager said, wastewater is exactly where the virus is flourishing.

Pee-Powered Renewable Energy Perfected; Scientists Show How Urine Can Help Purify Wastewater

Oct 28, 2021

Using a common organic molecule in fertilizer and a standard component of human urine, South Korean scientists were able to recently achieve perfect renewable energy.

State of Antimicrobial Resistance Monitored Under Novel Approach of Wastewater DNA Detection

Oct 22, 2021

A new study was able to construct a model that could accurately detect AMR in water and wastewater DNA.

Coronavirus Outbreak Contained at the University of Arizona with Wastewater Analysis

Aug 29, 2020

Researchers at the University of Arizona claim to have prevented a coronavirus outbreak on their campus through wastewater analysis, tracking down students who have COVID-19.

Welsh Scientists Invent a Solvent-Free Machine That Can Safely Clean Toxic Chemicals in Water

Jul 01, 2020

Researchers from the Swansea University invent a solvent-free, toxic waste removing the machine that is 100% environmentally friendly.