Laura Martin Articles
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Biological Filtration: The Future Of Drinking Water Treatment?
12/9/2013
Costs of handling wastewater treatment residuals, DBP regulations, and new contaminants that are responsive to biological degradation are all on the rise — factors that make biological treatment an effective solution.
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Using Wastewater And Sunlight To Generate Clean Energy
11/22/2013
A solar-microbial device, created from a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) and a microbial fuel cell (MFC), can generate hydrogen with just wastewater and sunlight and no outside energy.
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Biogas By The Numbers
11/22/2013
The Biogas Database features data from 5,127 wastewater treatment plants, the EPA, and approximately 20 wastewater industry experts.
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Water Remediation ‘Robots’ Feast On Over 400 Wastewater Contaminants, Then Self-Destruct
11/21/2013
Meet the BactoBots, the secret agents of wastewater treatment.
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Sun-Powered Nanogrid Cleans Fracking Wastewater
11/19/2013
A high-tech “net” and the power of the sun are all that is needed to remove contaminants from water produced by fracking operations, oil spills, textile manufacturing, and other sources.
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Electricity-Producing Microbes Treat Wastewater, Provide Power Source
11/15/2013
Newly discovered electrogenic organisms could significantly reduce energy costs for the wastewater industry.
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A New Approach To Early Biofilm Detection
11/14/2013
To assist industrial operators in managing and preventing biofilm, Italian start-up ALVIM Srl created a monitoring system that provides early warning detection of bacterial biofilm growing on pipelines, tanks, heat exchangers, RO membranes, and other equipment.
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WERF Program Gives New Water Technology A 'LIFT'
11/11/2013
WERF and WEF created the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology, or LIFT, to generate innovation and help move new technology into practice.
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Waste To Energy: WWTP Powered 100% By Renewable Sources
11/11/2013
A wastewater treatment facility in New Jersey has gone off the grid.
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Direct Potable Reuse Vs. Indirect: Weighing The Pros And Cons
11/4/2013
There are two potable water reuse options currently gaining prevalence: direct potable reuse (DPR) and indirect potable reuse (IPR). Water Online shares pros and cons of each.