Last Friday, an employee at a small water treatment plant in Oldsmar ... A high pH could cause bacterial biofilms that build up inside the pipes to release into water. Most of the harmful ...

One of the worries about microplastic particle pollution is the possibility that the particles may accumulate harmful ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, according to a new study. Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens ...

Wastewater treatment ... in water treatment-related products, and found that polypropylene carriers foamed to create uneven surfaces and more surface area allowed 44 times more biofilm formation ...

Scientists at the University of Stirling have developed a new method of monitoring the presence of pathogens in rivers ...

World Water Works ... announces their IDEAL Moving Bed Biofilm Reactors for BOD removal, nitrification, and denitrification at municipal treatment plants. This state-of-the-art wastewater solution ...

The microbes form a slimy biofilm on pipe walls that interacts with the pipe and the water ... affect wastewater treatment and drive algal blooms downstream of sewage plants.

For over 50 years, biofilm research has centered around the biological processes which allow biofilms to thrive and become ...

Bacterial biofilms associated with infections are an increasing problem for antibiotic treatments and delivery techniques because they form a natural boundary that prevents delivery to the bacteria ...

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Water’s third septage treatment plant (SpTP), the P141.5-million ... a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor, and a disinfection facility, among others.