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The bitter side of sweeteners
Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water.   view more (2009-06-18)

Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) have been found in sewage sludge, a by-product of waste-water treatment frequently used as a fertilizer.   view more (2009-05-29)

Paying peanuts for clean water
Peanut husks, one of the biggest food industry waste products, could be used to extract environmentally damaging copper ions from waste water, according to researchers in Turkey.   view more (2007-11-08)

Waste water treatment plant mud used as 'green' fuel
Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as posing no risk to human health and being profitable.   view more (2009-06-24)

Urine collected and purified separately
From an environmental and cost perspective, it is a good idea to collect and purify urine separately, rather than simply allowing it to flow into the sewer   view more (2006-06-23)

Bran filters chlorinated hydrocarbons and arsenic out of waste water
Compounds of arsenic and hexachlorocyclahexane (HCHs) previously occurred above all in the production of pesticides. Pesticides containing HCHs have been prohibited in Germany since the 1980s. Arsenic is still used in the semiconductor and glass industries and pollutes water and the soil in many places. Since HCHs and arsenic are carcinogenic... view more... (2002-10-11)

EUREKA project destroys BSE-infected waste using plasma technology
The European Union's response to recent public health crises such as the BSE outbreak has prompted a EUREKA project to develop a more effective, safer and environmentally friendly method for destroying potentially infected animal wastes. New EU directives to eradicate BSE have generated such a huge volume of specific risk material (SRM) waste from... view more... (2004-03-16)

Orange appeal to clean up dirty water
Highly colored industrial waste water is a serious environmental problem as it seriously discolors waterways as well as blocking sunlight for photosynthesizing plant species in the water.   view more (2008-10-21)

Cost-saving waste water filtration
Nobody likes to find coffee grounds in their morning "brew", which is why coffee percolators are so popular. But the last drops emerge slowly from the meanwhile compacted coffee in the filter, causing the waiting sleepyhead to lose patience! The operators of sewage plants experience a similar situation to separate solids out of their brown "brew".... view more... (2001-05-15)

Press invitation - Research And Water: Global Visions, Local Actions
Water is and has been determinant for life. Its presence and quality conditions human settlements, economic development and ecosystems. Unavoidably, industry consumes water, and waste originating from production processes often has negative impacts on the environment and on human health. As pointed out by Philippe Busquin, Commisioner for... view more... (2002-04-29)

New environmental research lab helps get more out of waste
A new London research laboratory developing fresh solutions to the perpetual problems of how best to get rid of our waste has reopened its doors today after a UKP1.5 million facelift. Researchers based in the new Roger Perry Environmental Engineering laboratory at Imperial College are behind a number of innovative new waste reclaim and reuse... view more... (2002-03-27)

MEDIA INVITATION. A world first : European research discovers solutions to environmental impact of antibiotics
The results of three European research projects (ERAVMIS, REMPHARMAWATER and POSEIDON) covering 13 European countries and establishing the environmental impact of human and veterinary antibiotics and possible solutions, will be presented to the press for the first time on 27 June in Gryaab, Göteborg (Sweden), at Scandinavia's largest... view more... (2003-06-24)

Improving Swine Waste Fertilizer
Swine production generates large amounts of waste. While this waste contains nutrients that may serve as fertilizer when applied to agricultural fields, the ratio of nutrients in the waste is different than what a crop requires.   view more (2008-07-09)

Recycling water in buildings by microbes
New information about how households and businesses can recycle and re-use their own water suggests that a submerged membrane bio-reactor could be the best method. The aim is to make water a more sustainable resource by reducing the amount that needs to be treated by large, central facilities. The work is being carried out in Cranfield... view more... (2000-08-02)

Adding high doses of sludge to neutralise soil acidity not advisable
A University of the Basque Country PhD thesis has analysed the application of waste sludge from EDAR (Estación Depuradora de Aguas Residuales - Waste Water Purification Plant) to acid soils which have limited capacity for neutralising the acidity.   view more (2009-01-09)

Scientists to assess risk to human health from use of farm slurry and manure
University of Southampton scientists are working with European and UK Government agencies to reduce the risk of potentially fatal food bugs, such as E. coli O517, entering the food and water chains. Human and animal waste is a valuable source of fertiliser particularly on organic farms. In the UK we recycle one million tonnes of human sewage... view more... (2001-07-09)

Bacteria and nanofilters - the future of clean water technology
Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology.   view more (2008-02-25)

Reactor of the future destroys nuclear waste--KTH to head major EU project to cut storage times dramatically
A power plant that generates energy from used nuclear waste and destroys it as well. Could this become a reality? A three-year research project involving 23 European partners coordinated by KTH is being launched to investigate the matter. In the last few years great strides have been taken in research into so-called transmutation (see footnote)... view more... (2004-03-18)

ADE-ADE-BIOTEC present their first on-site plant for the treatment of pig purines
The novelty of the system lies in the possibility of having an on-site installation at the farm itself, thus avoiding the transport of the purines to other, off-site plants for their treatment.   view more (2004-12-09)

The largest leachate plant in Europe
Leachates are the dirty or contaminated waters from landfills, produced as a consequence of both the moisture already present in the waste as well as of rainwater contaminated on passing through the waste material. The leachate plant has a capacity for treating 350,000 cubic metres a year, equivalent to the amount of wastewater generated by a city... view more... (2004-02-25)
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