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A new nationwide survey of U.S. wastewater facilities reveals opportunities to expand the production of renewable energy from wastewater, make greater use of existing digesters, and put more organic waste to productive use.

A valuable database that provides water companies with insights into pipes for water and sewer networks is being overhauled. UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released an invitation for expressions of interest (EoIs) to revise its National Failures Database, to better safeguard below ground infrastructure in a transformative technological age.

A sustainable, multifunctional machine learning enabled filter for wastewater treatment, developed by integrating green-synthesized zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles with biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibers, assisted by machine learning can provide an environment friendly route for treating dye-contaminated wastewater.

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University and the S.S. Kutateladze Institute of Thermophysics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted experimental studies and determined the sedimentation and stratification characteristics of impurities in industrial wastewater from metallurgical and pulp and paper enterprises.

High-salinity wastewater is one of the most challenging streams facing industry and municipalities today.