water treatment plants

Millions consumed potentially unsafe drinking water in the past 10 years

The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a “D” grade for the quality of its drinking water systems…

7 years ago

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.…

7 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…

7 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,…

8 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…

8 years ago