water treatment plants

How Much Wastewater Is Used on Farms?

The use of wastewater on farmland is at least 50% more prevalent than previously thought, according to a new study.…

9 years ago

A global, spatially-explicit assessment of irrigated croplands influenced by urban wastewater flows

1. Introduction Despite significant investments in wastewater treatment infrastructure, levels of treatment in rapidly urbanizing, low-income urban areas are not…

9 years ago

USA water is overly medicated—these scientists want to change that

Photo: The Trout Run Sewage Treatment Plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Planning Commission / Flickr Sylvia Lee, PhD,…

9 years ago

New York expands drinking water protections for millions

Last week, New York’s leaders did more to protect the Empire State’s rivers and drinking water than at any other…

9 years ago