ARTICLES BY SARA JEROME
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EPA Halting Heavy Metals Wastewater Rule5/16/2017
The U.S. EPA is planning to overhaul a rule governing the treatment of toxic metals in power plant wastewater.
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Researchers Believe Power Plant Waste Is Key For Nutrient Removal11/25/2016
A waste product from coal-fired power plants may be useful in fighting water pollution.
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Researchers Claim New Process Cuts Electricity At Waste Plants10/17/2016
If necessity is the mother of invention, it makes sense that winery wastewater, and the challenge of treating it, continually produces innovation in the wastewater industry.
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EPA Issues Guidance On Drinking Water Safety For Nuclear Disasters6/17/2016
The U.S. EPA has proposed new guidelines for restricting drinking water after a nuclear incident, partially a response to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan.
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Nuclear Plant Polluting Florida Drinking Water3/29/2016
Pollution from a nuclear power plant in Florida is endangering the drinking water supply and a nearby national park.
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Chattanooga Project Demonstrates Methane-To-Electric Moment1/1/2016
Methane-to-electric projects are a hot topic in the wastewater sector these days.
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Uranium Contamination Linked To Drought12/23/2015
Uranium is a growing threat to the water supply out West.
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DC Water Gets Charged Up On Human Excrement12/21/2015
The wastewater servicer in the nation’s capital has harnessed human excrement to generate 13 megawatts of electricity.
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Utilities Missing Opportunity To Raise Revenue, Study Shows9/21/2015
Research shows that utilities are missing the chance to use a tool that could raise revenue.
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Microorganisms May Save Power In Chemical Waste Treatment9/15/2015
Japanese researchers may soon commercialize a treatment method for chemical plant waste that cuts the need for electricity by 80 percent compared to conventional processes.
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West’s Biggest Power Plant Provides Water As It Contributes To Drought7/1/2015
A single power plant is responsible for a giant chunk of Arizona’s pollution, and critics say it can be pinpointed as a key culprit behind the drought in the West — where, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 75 percent of the region is experiencing abnormally dry weather.
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Energy Source Of The Future: Brewery Waste?3/18/2015
A startup formed by university researchers is taking brewery waste and making it useful. And now, the federal government is helping it pursue this mission.