Aquatic creatures may help purify our wastewater. A team of researchers has investigated how invertebrates, such as worms, non-biting midge larvae and mussels that live on the bottom of streams and ...

Sludge samples for microbiome monitoring were obtained from the aeration and anaerobic tanks at a local municipal WWTP in Hangzhou (WWTP01), China, from March 2019 to April 2021 (eight samplings, ...

Using treated municipal wastewater effluents and sludge on agricultural land provides an alternative to disposal by utilizing the recyclable constituents in sludge and wastewater in the production of ...

SOURCE OF SLUDGE: The city of Asheville's North Fork Water Treatment Plant produced roughly 630,000 gallons of residuals in both 2017 and 2018. Photo by Adam McMillan A moldy half-sandwich, wilting ...

Charlotte Water “is closely monitoring” a new federal report on potential health risks of sewage sludge spread on farmland as fertilizer — a practice the utility has used for years. A new risk ...