Nutrient Removal News

  1. Perca Employs Earthworms For Eco-Friendly Wastewater Treatment Solution 12/18/2024

    Perca, Inc., an environmental technology firm, has developed an innovative system for water regeneration that uses earthworms and microbial communities to clean wastewater naturally.

  2. Phosphorus Project Finds Alternatives To Chemical Treatment 12/10/2024

    A major collaborative study into alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works has delivered promising results, with one new method already in use by a UK water company.

  3. New Climate Tech Patent Enables Faster Reduction Of Total Dissolved Solids In Wastewater 12/5/2024

    Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT) and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) jointly announced the approval of patent number US20240343620A1 for improved methods for the removal of total dissolved solids (TDS) in wastewater.

  4. Ohio Sea Grant Releases 2024 Summary Of ODHE Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative 12/4/2024

    Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of The Ohio State University, The University of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), has released the 2024 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio.

  5. Clean TeQ Water Awarded A Contract Of Over AU$11M For A PHOSPHIX Plant In Ireland 11/15/2024

    Clean TeQ Water has been awarded a contract valued at ~EUR $7M (>AU$11M) by its partner ENVA for the design and supply of a PHOSPHIX Plant in Ireland.

  6. River Emits Five Times More Methane After Wastewater Treatment Plant 11/15/2024

    A stretch of river into which treated wastewater has been discharged emits five times more methane than a stretch of river without that wastewater. This is according to research by Ida Peterse and Lisanne Hendriks of Radboud University.

  7. GHD Win United Utilities AMP8 Framework Contract 11/12/2024

    GHD, a leading global professional services company, has been awarded a new contract to provide design services for United Utilities Specialist Design Development Partners (DDP) Framework.

  8. IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Sustainable Method For Ammonium Removal From Wastewater Using Microalgae And Bacteria 11/11/2024

    A research team from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati led by Prof. Kannan Pakshirajan has developed a groundbreaking method to remove ammonium from wastewater by using a combination of microalgae and bacteria.

  9. Nutrient Neutrality Requires Package Treatment Plant Upgrade 11/6/2024

    With nutrient neutrality requirements being enforced at off-mains properties in areas of England, homeowners need to understand the benefits of non-chemical package treatment plants, writes Andrew Baird, technical director at WCS Environmental Engineering.

  10. Materials Of The Future Can Be Extracted From Wastewater 10/18/2024

    A group of researchers is on the way to revolutionizing what biomass from wastewater treatment plants can be used for. Biopolymers from bacteria can be a sustainable alternative to oil-based products, and phosphorus and other minerals can also be harvested from the wastewater.