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• Getting Serious About Stormwater

  Climate change promises to dump more rain across the U.S. in the coming years, leaving municipalities scrambling to address the issue. If left unchecked, the increase in stormwater runoff will cause more flooding and sewer system overflows, which wastewater utilities are increasingly under pressure by regulatory agencies to mitigate.

• Researchers On Verge Of Solving Some Pesky Water Problems

  The world faces a lingering, widespread health crisis as the flow of antibiotics into the environment gives rise to “superbug” diseases that don’t respond to medications. While scientists across the globe are busy studying the issue, South Korean researchers claim to have found a cost-effective method for removing antibiotics from water that also addresses plastic waste.

• Leveraging Rental For Pneumatic Conveying Applications

  Pneumatic conveying applications are critical to many facilities – when you can’t move material you can’t make or sell your product. Because of a historical lack of availability of specialized rental blowers and compressors for pneumatic conveying, plants often ether accepted the production outage or rented a more readily available 2 stage oil-free rotary screw compressor designed for 90-150 PSIG plant air service that is very inefficient at the reduced pressures needed for pneumatic conveying.

• Toilet Paper Shortages Fueling A Boom In Popularity Of Trouble-Making Wipes

  The booming popularity of so-called “flushable” wipes in recent years has contributed to a rise in giant pipe-jamming globs known as fatbergs. These blockages pose a very real danger for wastewater systems, potentially causing sewage floods and breaking expensive equipment at treatment facilities.

• How Wastewater Might Offer Clues To Combat The Coronavirus

  While many scientists are racing to address testing, treatment, and vaccines for the new coronavirus, another segment of researchers is focused on what wastewater can predict about its spread.