WASHINGTON — What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients ...

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid byproducts of the wastewater treatment process. Rich in nutrients, they can be ...

A thermochemical process can convert lipids from sewage sludge into biodiesel, according to a new study (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/es3019435). The low cost and high yield of the sludge ...

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2014 -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study shows the application of sewage sludge as fertilizer on farm fields can leave traces of prescription drugs and household chemicals ...

Sewage sludge dewaterability is a critical factor in wastewater treatment efficiency and cost‐reduction, as it directly impacts the volume of sludge requiring transportation, disposal, or further ...

The Guardian summarized the research, for which the Waterkeeper Alliance tested rivers bordering 32 sewage sludge sites, including wastewater treatment plants and agricultural fields where sewage ...

Plainfield Township officials are working toward a decision by Aug. 31 on allowing construction of a facility to would treat and process sewage sludge into fertilizer and industrial fuel. That's how ...

Chemical and heat treatment of sewage sludge can recover phosphorus in a process that could help address the problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ores. Chemical and heat treatment of sewage ...

The Navy has established aggressive targets for reducing energy consumption and increasing renewable energy production. To help achieve the goals laid out in the Navy's energy program, the NAS ...

Study finds the flow behavior of sewage sludge can be used as a tool to gauge how quickly organic matter is dissolving at high temperatures, paving the way for online monitoring. A new way of tracking ...