Waste Water

Ecolab to Acquire Ovivo’s Electronics Division in $2.4 Billion Deal

Keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:24:17 -0400

Ecolab announces a definitive agreement to acquire the Electronics division of Montréal-based Ovivo for approximately $2.4 billion Canadian dollars.

'Forever Chemicals' in Wastewater Threaten Drinking Water for Millions, Study Finds

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:26:47 -0500

Approximately 20% of all pharmaceuticals now contain fluorine. While it enhances drug effectiveness by increasing persistence in the body, it also increases persistence in the environment.

UGA Scientist Takes On 'Forever Chemicals' in New Research

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:23:17 -0500

The electrochemical oxidation process, now marketed as DE-FLUORO, offers a sustainable solution for destroying PFAS in contaminated liquids.

Study Reveals Sucralose's Impact on the Environment

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:06:01 -0500

Both freshwater and brackish water diatoms show population declines when exposed to sucralose, with freshwater diatoms experiencing the most significant impact.

RemTEC and Emerging Contaminants Summit Announces Winners of Student Competition

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:41:30 -0400

Student Competition Award was "highly competitive" this year, according to organizers.

General Atomics to demonstrate iSCWO system for PFAS destruction

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:39:02 -0500

The EPA issued a detailed report documenting the first-ever test and verification of PFAS destruction using GA-EMS’ commercial iSCWO technology.

CECO raises 2023 outlook, acquires Kemco Systems

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:08:13 -0400

Kemco Systems is proud to announce it has been acquired by CECO Environmental Corporation, a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company.

Atlas Copco to Acquire an Australian Dewatering Pump Manufacturer

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:39:14 -0400

The business will become part of the Power and Flow Division within the Power Technique Business Area.

Minnesota report finds PFAS cleanup costs from wastewater 'exorbitant'

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:59:32 -0400

Cost estimates are based on the required upgrades to Minnesota’s existing wastewater infrastructure to treat and destroy PFAS using current commercially available technologies and PFAS levels.

Magnetic Microorganisms are adept at collecting dangerous heavy metals from wastewater

Fri, 12 May 2023 07:31:00 -0400

A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has managed to purify water containing uranium using a special kind of bacteria known as magnetotactic bacteria.

Secretary Haaland announces Infrastructure Law funding for land, water restoration

Mon, 08 May 2023 12:07:28 -0400

Framework will put people to work in locally led landscape restoration projects driven by collaborative partnerships while advancing climate resilience.

Milestone reached in Questa Molybdenum mine remediation

Keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:42:11 -0400

A crew of 270 people are hard at work remediating around nine waste rock piles — which the EPA estimates will cost over $1 billion to clean up.

Indonesia signs memorandum with US EPA to increase environmental cooperation

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:24:52 -0400

Many Indonesian environmental regulations have been inspired by US EPA regulations, which have served as an academic reference for Indonesian environmental regulations since the early 2000s.

EPA Region 4 issues awards in 2023 Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards Program

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:12:52 -0400

EPA’s Pollution Prevention Award Program recognizes organizations that have taken the initiative to prevent pollution at the source.

ASU researchers discover way to make PFAS chemicals biodegradable

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:19:54 -0400

The winner of the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize, often described as the Nobel Prize for water, Rittmann is a pioneer in the use of microorganisms for wastewater treatment.

Microbes hold potential in removing PFAS from recycled waste fertilizer

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:40:16 -0400

In a paper published in the journal Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, scientists showed how PFAS can leach out of fertilizer made from recycled waste with the help of microbial decomposition.

Biden admin proposes strengthening power plant wastewater discharge standards

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:27:29 -0400

Coal-fired power plants discharge pollutants such as selenium, mercury, arsenic, nickel, bromide, chloride, and iodide, nutrient pollution, and total dissolved solids.

Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 15:45:10 -0500

The primary PFAS detected were disubstituted polyfluoroalkyl phosphates (diPAPs) -- compounds that can convert to more stable PFAS such as perfluorooctanoic acid, which is potentially carcinogenic.

Global soil scape filter technology market report 2022: Growing demand for wastewater treatment boosts sector

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 12:51:11 -0500

The rising need for organic and affordable methods of wastewater treatments on a small scale and large scale is fueling the growth of the global soil scape filter technology.

Coventry landfill operator plans on-site pretreatment to remove PFAS from runoff

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:54:50 -0500

Leachate is generated from the decomposition of waste and precipitation coming into contact with the landfilled material. The water leaches out chemicals from the waste, including Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

EPA proposes cleanup plan for Sulphur Bank Mine Superfund site in California

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:02:13 -0500

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its preferred cleanup plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site and is inviting the public to review and comment on the plan.

EPA's new SWIFIA program issues first loan for waste and drinking water infrastructure

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 10:57:19 -0500

SWIFIA loans allow state infrastructure finance authorities to offer additional low-cost financing to communities and accelerate important water infrastructure projects.

Tyler P. Jones to lead WSP USA's water business starting Jan. 1

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:27:03 -0500

He succeeds Karen Block, who served as the Water national business line executive since 2019 and retired in September after more than 30 years with WSP.

NPDES permits can include limits for PFAS effluent, EPA encourages state action

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:44:13 -0500

EPA issues guidance for states and water utilities to adopt site-specific effluent limits, allowing Clean Water Act permits to address PFAS.

Single-cell Raman-based tool for efficient mining of live functional microbes from nature

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:15:15 -0500

Currently, the best way for scientists to isolate a specific microbe with a particular metabolic function from an environment is to take a sample of cells, culture them, and then screen them for the desired cell functions. This method has several limitations.

Attorney advocates for Green Amendments to address Clean Water Act deficiencies

Keatinga@bnpmedia.com (Austin Keating) — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Watch: Maya K. van Rossum talks about the new edition of her book, The Green Amendment, as well as why she is working to pass one in all 50 states.