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A new study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment demonstrates the potential of willow tree roots to act as a bio-refinery that filters wastewater and untreated sewage. It is ...

Wastewater—the water that drains down our sinks and showers and flushes down our toilets—is traditionally treated by sewage treatment plants before it can be reused. But such plants are expensive.

MARION - A wetland that filters wastewater. This environmentally friendly idea has been on table for years in Marion, according to city officials. It surfaced again after the Linn County Board of ...

At the Fernhill Wetlands along the Pacific Flyway in suburban Forest Grove, Oregon, dedicated birders have documented more than 240 avian species. Uncommon birds like the American bittern and Virginia ...

Researchers have turned eucalyptus tree bark, often treated as waste, into a porous carbon ...

For seaside communities reducing their pollution, nitrogen is a prime target. Often found in agricultural runoff and human waste, nitrogen and the nitrogen-containing nitrate molecule can enter ...

MASHPEE - Cape Cod's population explodes in the summer months with thousands enjoying the beaches of Massachusetts. But, with all those people and the rise in full-time residents on the Cape comes ...

A new process uses bacteria to filter wastewater while creating electricity. Whether wastewater is full of "waste" is a matter of perspective. "Why is it waste?" asked Zhen (Jason) He, professor in ...

Whether wastewater is full of "waste" is a matter of perspective. "Why is it waste?" asked Zhen (Jason) He, professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey ...