Next month, NASA will transfer a unique floating algae cultivation system to the commercial sector. The technology could be used in conjunction with conventional methods at water treatment plants, and could address a number of environmental issues, in addition to facilitating the production of biofuels.
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18 April 2012
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A recent report issued by the US National Research Council (NRC) indicates that soon we might be able to drink toilet water, without having to worry about potential health risks, due to an innovative technology seeking to purify municipal wastewater. Such a strategy, still far away from being implemented, is taken i... |
12 January 2012
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Micromidas’ innovative technology of turning sludge into plastic might turn out to be a brilliant business strategy while also trying to cure America's increasing oil dependency once and for all.
Officials from this company thought about a better, greener way of managing the 150 million gallons of wastew... |
3 November 2011
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A group of investigators at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) announces the creation of a new technology for rendering contaminated water safe again. The approach is directed especially towards removing radioactive materials from waters contaminated during nuclear accidents.
This technology could be of ... |
31 October 2011
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University of Michigan (U-M) investigators say that superbugs can easily form in wastewater treatment plants, due to the fact that not many pharmaceutical and chemical companies take care in rendering the antibiotics residues they produce inactive.
In the large bacterial fermentation tanks that each treatment plant... |
27 October 2011
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Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) environmental engineer Bruce Logan is currently working on a way of transforming wastewater from households into usable, electrical energy. If his team is successful, then we may gain access to a new method of producing current in a renewable manner. This study was informed ... |
22 August 2011
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For astronauts aboard the ISS, water is not a commodity. Life there would be impossible without recycling systems, and the American space agency says that innovations which allowed for these systems to be built may help innovate life here on Earth as well. What NASA and other international partners did for the space ... |
21 October 2010
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Pickle spoilage bacteria that turns pickles red during fermentation may help environment by cleaning up dyes in textile industry wastewater, according to info from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).This new discovery was made by accident, as Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist Ilenys Pérez... |
18 September 2010
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After wastes leave homes and businesses, they head over to treatment plants, where they are processed so that they don't contaminate the environment. This is a very complex process, given that the wastes themselves are a very complex type of matter. There are several stages to the decontamination procedure, seve... |
27 July 2010
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Traditionally, treating wastewater and other refuse is a very energy-intensive process, which requires numerous components in order to function. The process is extremely complex, and features numerous species of bacteria, each of which has its special environmental requirements. But now, experts propose a new species... |
7 May 2010
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Given our seemingly insatiable efficiency in producing garbage and wastes, it may seem inappropriate to leave all these residues simply accumulate in distant places, and not use them to create something. While artists use trash to make impressive sculptures, scientists use them to create electricity, with the help of... |
3 August 2009
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Purifying river and lake water for human consumption is a very dangerous and tricky business, and one that does not leave the smallest room for errors. If dangerous bacteria, microbes or other microorganisms are let through, thousands of people get sick in a few days, causing outbreaks of various diseases, which are ... |
22 July 2009
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On June 24th, 2009, a new agreement between two research institutes was singed, stating that they would engage in actively looking for a new means of treating heavily polluted waters. At this point, the product is treated in regular decontamination plants, but these facilities are oftentimes inadequate to thoroughly ... |
25 June 2009
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