Eight ways to overhaul the UK’s inadequate sewer system

The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.

William Perry, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~7 min

What will city growth do to waste?

With more and more people living in cities, new research digs into growth's effect on trash, wastewater, and greenhouse gas emissions.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 31, 2024 ~5 min


Can wastewater alert schools about COVID spread?

"...wastewater surveillance presents an appealing and cost-effective approach to understand disease trends within school environments."

Daryl Lovell-Syracuse • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~5 min

How to provide reliable water in a warming world – these cities are testing small-scale treatment systems and wastewater recycling

Water shortages are one of the greatest problems created by a warming world. A decentralized water system is a compelling counterargument to the notion that bigger is better.

Lu Liu, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University • conversation
Dec. 15, 2023 ~10 min

Collaborative water management can be a building block for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

As the war between Hamas and Israel grinds forward, two experts explain how Israelis and Palestinians have cooperated to tackle their region’s water challenges.

Richard Friend, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of York • conversation
Oct. 30, 2023 ~11 min

To track drug resistance, test wastewater over 24 hours

Composite samples of wastewater from over 24 hours give a more accurate representation of the level of antibiotic-resistant genes in the water.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Dec. 22, 2022 ~7 min

Recycled wastewater makes the cleanest drinking water

Treated wastewater can be more dependable and less toxic than common tap water sources, according to new research.

Stanford • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~9 min

Who sees what you flush? Wastewater surveillance for public health is on the rise, but a new survey reveals many US adults are still unaware

Public health officials monitor sewage in local communities to track COVID, polio, flu and more. But no one asks the people being monitored for their permission – raising some questions and concerns.

Rochelle H. Holm, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville • conversation
Oct. 31, 2022 ~6 min


Wastewater captures COVID outbreaks even before test results

Wastewater may capture the number of COVID-19 infections in a community—even before testing results or hospitals become overcrowded.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 17, 2022 ~5 min

How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most

Congress has approved billions of dollars to fix water and sewer systems across the US. But getting that money to needy communities depends on how states define a key word.

Melissa Scanlan, Professor and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy, UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences; Director of the Center for Water Policy; Affiliate Faculty, University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Milwau • conversation
Oct. 10, 2022 ~10 min

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