May 2, 2018Rating the taste of recycled waterIn drought areas, treated wastewater is added back to the potable water stream. It's safe, and one study says it even tastes better....
May 1, 2018Re-using plastic to remove harmful pollutants in wastewaterA team of researchers has developed a method to re-use common plastics to break down other harmful pollutants found in wastewater. This...
Apr 30, 2018CSIRO making Sydney harbour water drinkableSydney’s often-polluted harbour has played a starring role in the development of a new CSIRO water-filter coating that could save lives...
Mar 22, 2018Wastewater plant to turn sludge into renewable energyThe operator of two wastewater treatment plants in Rhode Island, have decided to turn their biosolids, or sludge, the byproduct of...
Mar 21, 2018Chemists look to mine silver from laundry wastewaterBelieve it or not, laundry wash water can hold a mother lode of silver. And scientists are looking for ways to recover this precious...
Mar 20, 2018Recycled water becoming a common component of Australian tap waterThe world is watching as Cape Town's water crisis approaches "Day Zero". Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at...