Nutrient Removal News

  1. AECOM To Design The Upgrade And Expansion Of The Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant 9/23/2024

    AECOM, the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced its selection by the City of Austin as the prime consultant for the expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Austin, Texas.

  2. UF Builds Sustainable Solution For Landfill Dilemma 9/16/2024

    At issue was the cost and treatment of leachate (LEE-chayt) – the liquid that filters to the bottom of the landfill at tens of thousands of gallons per day. Polk County officials have been hauling it to a treatment facility offsite for $2.5M a year because they were not able to treat it onsite.

  3. Spurring More Biofilm Growth For Efficient Wastewater Treatment 9/4/2024

    For the sake of the environment and our quality of life, effective treatment of wastewater plays a vital role. A biological method to treat sewage using moving, biofilm-covered plastic items known as carriers has been gaining prominence, and an Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has found ways to make the process more efficient.

  4. Worm Shows Risks Posed By Antidepressants In Water 9/4/2024

    Common drugs such as antidepressants enter the environment via sewage. In her PhD research, Toxicologist Merel van der Most has shown that this affects the behaviour of nematodes. These drugs may also be harmful to many other aquatic creatures.

  5. Decarbonised Ammonia Production Treats Nitrate-Contaminated Water 8/29/2024

    The development of a reactor that decarbonises the production of ammonia has the potential to remove the need for denitrification at wastewater plants.

  6. Exploring Options For The Sustainable Management Of Phosphorus 8/14/2024

    Phosphorus is an essential mineral present in many everyday foods and crucial for human health. It is also a critical nutrient for plants, making it a key ingredient in the production of fertilizers.

  7. Rice-Built Reactor Yields Green Ammonia And Purified Water 8/12/2024

    Ammonia plays a critical role in sustaining food production for the world’s growing population, but making it accounts for about 2% of global energy consumption and 1.4% of carbon dioxide emissions. Rice University engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.

  8. Lystek And Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District Were Jointly Awarded CASA's Excellence In Innovation And Resilience Award 8/8/2024

    Lystek International (Lystek) and the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District (FFSD) have jointly been recognized for the Excellence in Innovation and Resiliency award by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA).

  9. Tech Professor Receives NSF Investment On Mobile Energy-Water Research 7/23/2024

    The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced a $77.8M investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

  10. Phosphorus Removal Options Explored In Collaborative Trials 7/1/2024

    Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities.