While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

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 ...

All wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) require upkeep and reinvestment to maintain efficacy and efficiency, and these improvements, which require infrastructure and equipment investments, frequently ...

Shine a laser on a drop of blood, mucus, or wastewater, and the light reflecting back can be used to positively identify bacteria in the sample. Jennifer Dionne, associate professor of materials ...

Wastewater surveillance helped us track covid. Now we can use it to tackle the "silent pandemic." This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in ...

Wastewater treatment is essential for protecting public health and the environment. In sewage plants, a diverse microbial community removes pollutants from agricultural, industry and household ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wastewater from cities and hospitals releases some antibiotic-resistant bacteria into the environment, according to a new French study. And although wastewater treatment ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Wastewater from a factory in Nairobi. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] People often think of wastewater as serving no ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A carefully controlled lettuce irrigation study reveals that while secondary-treated wastewater can ...