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31. Engineered Material Uses Light To Destroy PFAS, Other Contaminants 12/15/2025

    Materials scientists at Rice University and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants in water, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that have garnered attention for their pervasiveness.

32. Contaminated Bathing Water Easier To Detect 12/15/2025

    Urbanisation and a warmer climate means that more people want to swim in canals, harbours, and urban beaches.

33. Apex Companies Acquires AquaWorks DBO, Inc 12/15/2025

    Apex Companies, LLC (Apex) today announced the acquisition of AquaWorks DBO, Inc., an award winning civil and environmental engineering firm dedicated to creating top-quality small-scale water and wastewater treatment systems.

34. Unseen Allies: Symbiotic Bacteria Help Clean Wastewater, But There Is A Catch 12/15/2025

    Scientists identify new species of denitrifying endosymbionts in wastewater, highlighting their global prevalence – with an unexpected climate implication.

35. Two Decades On The Wagon For Super Sober Borger Rotary Lobe Pump 12/15/2025

    A Borger Rotary Lobe Pump has completed more than 20 years of service for a food manufacturer that produces syrups, concentrate, vitamin combinations and emulsions for a range of alcohol-free beverages.

36. Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution To The Tijuana River Sewage Crisis 12/15/2025

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis.

37. Claros Technologies Achieves 99.99% PFAS Destruction In Commercial Optimization Run Using The ClarosTechUV™ System In Partnership With Daikin America 12/15/2025

    Claros Technologies, Inc. (Claros) today announced the successful completion of a large-scale commercial optimization run of ClarosTechUV™—Claros's proprietary UV-photochemical PFAS destruction technology platform—at Daikin America's (DAI) Decatur, Alabama facility.

38. Biodegradable Wet Wipes Remain In Rivers For More Than Five Weeks 12/15/2025

    Researchers from Cardiff University’s Schools of Biosciences, Chemistry and Engineering tested two widely-available brands of wipes labelled as ‘biodegradable’ in ten urban rivers and streams in Cardiff, UK.

39. UAH Researcher Wins $1.2M NSF Grant To Address The Environmental Challenge Of 'Forever Chemicals' 12/12/2025

    Dr. Yu Lei, a professor in the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, has won a $1.2M National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study ways to remove and convert per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

40. SWAN 2026 Call For Abstracts: "Adapting Your Digital Journey" 12/12/2025

    Join us for the 16th Annual SWAN Conference in Tampa, Florida (June 2-4, 2026), focusing on the theme, “Adapting Your Digital Journey.” Digital transformation in the water sector isn’t a straight road. It evolves over time requiring pivots and continuous learning. This Conference aims to meet utilities where they are at, highlighting how to build and sustain success across people, processes, and technology.