The world is grappling with a major crisis of plastic pollution. Each year, countless tons of plastic waste end up in Earth’s oceans, rivers, and landfills. Researchers at Northwestern ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers ...

A study by the Waterkeeper Alliance documented elevated PFAS concentrations downstream of wastewater treatment facilities and ...

"Most people think nanoplastics enter wastewater treatment plants as nanoplastics. ... Nov. 3, 2022 — Whether in drinking water, food or even in the air: plastic is a global problem ...

East Shore administrative building. Following the Clean Air Act of 1963, the Clean Water Act — first enacted in 1948 but significantly revised and strengthened in 1972 — “ mandated secondary treatment ...

Wastewater treatment plants in the US may discharge enough “forever chemicals” to raise concentrations in drinking water above the safe limit for millions of people By James Dinneen 6 January 2025 ...

All around the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mike Hallmen points to evidence that change is afoot. Water-filled chambers that were once clogged with mucky brown sediment or choked by ...

A treatment plant to purify the water would cost $4 billion to $6 billion to build. What attracts me most, however, is the idea of turning a messy problem into a garden. Take acid mine drainage.

Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant share info for the public. Skip to Article. ... we treated over 5 billion gallons of wastewater. That’s nearly enough water to fill 8,000 Olympic swimming ...