An environmental engineer, he invented a biological method to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater, an advance that transformed the industry worldwide.

With continuing population explosion and an increase in industrialization, the need for water is estimated to increase by 400% before the end of 2050. The pressing need to make treated wastewater ...

The content details various categories of AOPs—including ozone-based, radiation-driven, catalytic, and physical methods—highlighting their mechanisms, chemicals involved, ...

Johns Hopkins researchers use oyster and turkey tail mushrooms to break down psychoactive drugs commonly found in wastewater treatment byproducts ...

Hospital wastewater is difficult to clean because it often carries two very different threats at once: chemical dye residues and harmful bacteria. Researchers have now developed a polyurethane ...

Proven nanobubble technology restores wastewater lagoons faster and cheaper, unlocking scalable infrastructure ...

The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and U.S. Poultry Foundation (collectively “USPOULTRY”) in a June 12 news release announced the conclusion of a funded research project that addresses new methods for ...

These pollutants come from various sources, including industrial processes such as petrochemical production, pharmaceuticals, and metal manufacturing, as well as domestic sewage, agricultural runoff, ...

Researchers have developed a new technique using sensors to constantly monitor the health of bacteria critical to wastewater treatment facilities and have verified a theory that copper is vital to the ...

Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into ...