RMIT University researchers have tested a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90%.

Wastewater management, defined as the collection, treatment and recycling of wastewater, is a crucial strategy for safeguarding water systems. So why is modernizing wastewater management crucial? As ...

Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is the key ingredient in the fertilizers that help feed roughly half of the world’s ...

As we flush our toilets and drain our sinks, few of us consider where our wastewater goes next. Yet, the wastewater treatment industry, a cornerstone of modern sanitation, is facing challenges that ...

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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 ...

The scale of the world’s human waste problem is vast, impacting human health, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems, and even climate change. Solving the problem requires working with communities to ...

This press release has been updated on 1 March 2024 to include the text of the Council and Parliament provisional agreement. The Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a ...

How Is Wastewater Used to Monitor the Health of a Community? Historically, public health officials have employed wastewater-based epidemiology to track infectious disease transmission in a population, ...