PFAS are almost everywhere. These “forever chemicals” are found in rainproof clothing, nonstick cookware, stain-resistant carpets, food packaging, shampoos, eye makeup, paints...
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PFAS in Biosolids: How Big Is the Danger?
Entries Tagged Sustainability
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Product Spotlight: Wastewater - Coconut shell-based activated carbon helps utilities go green
In efforts to be more sustainable, companies are continuously producing green alternatives to products made with finite resources. With that idea in...
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Getting the Salt Out: A Better Way
High salinity in wastewater effluent can be an obstacle to reclamation and potable reuse.
Salinity removal typically relies on advanced treatment with reverse...
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For This Illinois Sanitary District, Sustainability and Cost Savings Go Hand in Hand
There isn’t much on the sustainability menu that the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District hasn’t sampled.
Using biogas from digesters as an energy...
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Haulers Drop Off FOG. Danbury Vehicles Get High-Value Fuel.
The City of Danbury’s newly renovated wastewater treatment plant incorporates a biodiesel production system that eliminates the cost and environmental impact of...
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A Western Utility Turns Its Product Into a Power Source
The East Bay Municipal Utility District aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 and so constantly looks for ways to conserve power...
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All Ideas Welcome
In 2022 and 2024, the Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District was named a Utility of the Future Today by leading industry organizations for...
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Getting Kids to Think About Water
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services started its water festival 31 years ago to engage fourth graders in learning about the...
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Want PFAS Out of Your Life? Here’s a Process.
Traditional approaches to PFAS treatment like reverse osmosis and adsorption media like granular activated carbon do not eliminate the risk of contamination.
That’s...
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Money Talks: Grants to Residents to Help Boost Water Savings
Leaders at the Metropolitan Council in the Twin Cities knew that area aquifers were not infinite and needed to be conserved to...
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This Water Superintendent Takes Pride in Being a People Person (and a Life Coach on the Side)
Sophia Oberton came to the town of Delmar water treatment plant with no experience in the water professions.
On becoming water superintendent, she...
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Positive Reinforcement Means Positive Results in Saving Water
There’s a softer side to water conservation in Henderson.
This desert city, the second largest in Nevada, has numerous restrictions on outdoor water...
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Breaking With Tradition: An Emerging Way to Look at Water
Traditional water management takes a one-way approach. Treat drinking water and send it to distribution. Receive and clean wastewater and discharge it...
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Managing Seasonal Challenges in Wastewater Treatment
Seasonal variations present unique challenges for wastewater treatment facilities, requiring proactive management strategies to maintain efficiency. Here are key considerations and solutions...
