Category: Solutions
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State chips in money for project to try to “destroy” PFAS in wastewater
Photo: The sample room at the Grand Rapids wastewater treatment facility. DUSTIN DWYER / MICHIGAN RADIO The swirling liquid rushes into concrete channels behind a black chain-link fence. “That is what sewage looks like,” says Nicole Pasch, who works in Environmental Services for the city of Grand Rapids. Pasch is showing off the wastewater treatment…
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PFOS & PFOA: Air Force researchers develop new weapon to cleanse water
As the state gears up for wider testing of public water systems for potentially harmful chemicals, civilian researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base believe they may be closing in on a new weapon in the battle against toxic water. Researchers at the base recently completed a two-week field demonstration of a plasma technology they say…
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Mathematician develops model to control spread of aquatic invasive species
Credit: University of Tennessee Adjusting the water flow rate in a river can prevent invasive species from moving upstream and expanding their range. An applied mathematician at UT has developed a partial differential equation model to find the desired flow rate to reduce invasive populations. The model is detailed in a new paper by Suzanne…
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How an Old Law Is Helping Fight New Plastic Problems
New legislative efforts to ban plastics are important, but a recent court ruling in Texas reminds us that enforcing existing laws is a crucial part of the plastics fight. On October 15 a federal court approved the largest citizen-suit settlement ever awarded under the Clean Water Act: $50 million. A fourth-generation Texas shrimper, Diane Wilson,…
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Underwater Speakers Help Revive Dying Coral Reefs
Photo: Soft Coral Scolymia, Getty As coral reefs die they become silent graveyards, however, the introduction of underwater loudspeakers brings new life and helps to rejuvenate the coral reefs. A recently published paper in Nature Communications highlights research focused on the impact of playing sounds around dead or dying corals. The findings were a pleasant…
