Entries Tagged Pathogens

Naegleria fowleri is responsible for the death of a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, and environmental officials say the city will be fighting the pathogen for months

The Chicago suburb of Highland Park takes pride in water conservation and a membrane filtration system that keeps the water supply reliable and safe.

After major storms such as hurricanes, water storage tanks should be inspected for breaches and for accumulated sediment on the tank floor.

WEFTEC seminar addresses emerging pathogens and the risks for Ebola.

As the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro near, concerns arise over the city’s polluted water venues. Here's how a lack of wastewater infrastructure affects a city of 12 million.

We're all accountable for solving water problems, says the Pope.

As a wastewater worker, you’re on the front line of the fight against communicable disease. How do you avoid illness? Here’s what WHO’s Dr. Adrianus Vlugman, had to say at this year’s WWETT Show.