Naomi Park from the United States has received the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2023 for her research on the removal of...
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How Dead Bacteria Aid Flocculation and Overall Treatment
Because bacteria are responsible for the vast majority of treatment, the general success or failure of systems depends on maintaining adequate populations...
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Marquette University Awarded Grant for 'In Defense of Water' Project
Marquette University in Wisconsin has received a second two-year, $3.8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant for an ongoing interdisciplinary program titled “In...
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Northeast States Publish Results of PFAS Testing in Biosolids and Wastewater
Most of the New England states have conducted studies to understand the levels of PFAS in their wastewater and biosolids.
Most recently, Massachusetts,...
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Biosolids Challenges in Northeast Continue
The North East Biosolids & Residuals Association’s latest newsletter reports that options for managing biosolids in that region are shrinking, and not...
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Recent Settlements Signal Start of Funds for PFAS Mitigation in Public Water Systems
In June 2023, two landmark settlement proposals were announced over per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS), in which two of the chemical companies...
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Three Keys to Building Stronger Supervisor-Employee Relationships
Today's leadership strategies are stepping away from self-serving approaches and shifting focus towards the holistic growth and wellbeing of individuals. Brian Hess, president...
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Naomi Park Wins US Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Naomi Park of Greenwich, Connecticut, has been named the national winner of the 2023 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Park’s research explored collecting...
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Less Responsibility Can Mean More Innovation
More meetings. More tasks. More forms. More training. More programs. More hours.
For decades, “more” has been an accepted business mantra — a...
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Interview: Bellwether PFAS Lawsuit Paused for Settlement Negotiations
A nationwide multidistrict litigation bellwether lawsuit addressing PFAS contamination, which had been set to start trial June 5, has been postponed so...
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Global Water and Wastewater Utilities Take Aim at Climate Change
Water and wastewater utilities are executing ambitious decarbonization goals, according to a new survey of 100 utilities in North America and Europe....
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Engineers Develop Metal-Filtering Sponge to Remove Lead From Water
Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals...
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Nanobubbles Reduce Surfactants by 50% at Central California WRRF
Goleta Sanitation District's Water Resource Recovery Facility serves 95,000 residents along the central coast of California, neighboring the city of Santa Barbara....
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From Biosolids and Food Waste to Biomethane
A state-of-the-art co-digestion and biogas upgrading facility at California’s Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority won the 2023 Global Water Award for Wastewater...



















