News articles tagged with 'wastewater'
Using wastewater to enhance mint production
— 4 Mar 2011 15:15 | EnvironmentWhen essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for…
The green machine: Algae clean wastewater, convert to biodiesel
— 18 Feb 2011 18:29 | EnvironmentResearchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing biodiesel from microalgae grown in wastewater. The project is doubly 'green' because algae consume nitrates and phosphates…
Filtering kitchen wastewater for plants
— 5 Jan 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentWater is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of…
Eutrophication makes toxic cyanobacteria more toxic
— 6 Dec 2010 18:09 | EnvironmentContinued eutrophication of the Baltic Sea, combined with an ever thinner ozone layer, is favouring the toxic cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena, reveals research from the University…
University of Minnesota engineering researcher finds new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
— 23 Nov 2010 17:14 | HealthNew findings by civil engineering researchers in the University of Minnesota's College of Science and Engineering shows that treating municipal wastewater solids at higher temperatures…
Every person emits 2 tons of CO2 a year through eating
— 3 Nov 2010 12:34 | EnvironmentEvery person emits the equivalent of approximately two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than 20%…
Algae for biofuels: Moving from promise to reality, but how fast?
— 3 Nov 2010 12:08 | EnvironmentA new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more long-term research,…
UC research: Rabbit's food brings luck in decreasing oestrogen levels in wastewater
— 2 Nov 2010 13:48 | EnvironmentThe November 2010 issue of 'Environmental Pollution' details successful experiments at the University of Cincinnati wherein rabbit's food resulted in the abiotic (non-biological) transformation…
Plant nutrients from wastewater
— 8 Sep 2010 12:36 | EnvironmentPlants cannot thrive without nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, therefore farmers usually use organic and industrially manufactured mineral fertilisers to supply…
Potomac River: 10-fold increase in native submerged vegetation reflects improved water quality
— 8 Sep 2010 11:57 | EnvironmentThe Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased…