Wastewater Features
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Emerging Trends And Innovations Shaping The Future Of Wastewater Treatment
1/22/2024
The quantity and quality of freshwater are declining due to urbanization and ineffective traditional wastewater treatment (WWT) methods. To enable treated wastewater for reuse in the residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors, WWT must be improved. This article will discuss the importance of advanced wastewater treatments, the emerging trends in this domain, and the future scope of these processes.
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PepsiCo's Vision: Improving Water Wherever It Operates
1/19/2024
As Senior Director of Global Climate and Water Solutions for PepsiCo, Grant oversees a program that actually improves water conditions, rather than simply mitigating PepsiCo's own impact or embracing sustainability merely for efficiency/business benefits. In this Q&A, Grant details PepsiCo's philosophy on water stewardship, the elements of their ambitious water strategy, and the outcomes they hope to achieve.
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2023's Billion-Dollar Disasters List Shattered The U.S. Record With 28 Big Weather And Climate Disasters Amid Earth's Hottest Year On Record
1/12/2024
The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, with 28 disasters that exceeded more than US$1 billion in damage each. While it wasn't the most expensive year overall — the costliest years included multiple hurricane strikes — it had the highest number of billion-dollar storms, floods, droughts, and fires of any year since counting began in 1980, with six more than any other year, accounting for inflation.
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Innovative Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants: A Sustainable Solution For Manufacturers
1/10/2024
Stricter effluent regulatory standards and a continued focus on sustainability by industrial companies demands innovative treatment solutions. These solutions include innovative modular industrial wastewater treatment plants that assist manufacturers in meeting these treatment standards in the most environmentally friendly way.
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Safe Water For All: New Advancements In Monitoring Technology
1/10/2024
As water management issues proliferate due to scarcity, contamination, and stricter regulations, monitoring solutions are rising to meet the challenge.
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The Future Of Decentralized Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
1/10/2024
Numerous factors coalesce to create a rising demand for decentralized solutions.
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Destroying PFAS In Wastewater To Help Safeguard Waterways
1/10/2024
Technologies for the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) hold promise, but also face challenges.
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Wastewater To Biogas: From Trash To Treasure
1/10/2024
How U.S. wastewater treatment plants can learn from the example of others to transition into wastewater resource recovery facilities and create more sustainable, livable communities.
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6 Reasons Modern Water Treatment Relies On Smart Sensors
12/19/2023
Smart sensors for water treatment facilities are revolutionizing wastewater processing and clarification, leading to some amazing benefits. Modern water treatment has become a high-tech field as many facilities have begun adopting connected IoT sensors to monitor their equipment and water quality. Learn more about the benefits of these smart sensors and why they are an integral part of today's water treatment industry.
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These Cities Are Testing Small-Scale Treatment Systems And Wastewater Recycling
12/15/2023
A lot can go wrong in a large urban water system. Pumps malfunction. Valves break. Pipes leak. Even when the system is functioning properly, water can sit in pipes for long periods of time. Water shortages are also a growing problem in a warming world, as communities across the Southwestern U.S. and in many developing nations are discovering. That's why cities have started experimenting with small-scale alternatives — including wastewater recycling and localized water treatment strategies known as decentralized or distributed systems.