wastewater

A contractor's mistake caused nearly 80,000 gallons of wastewater to be released into a Winston-Salem creek last week.

Nearly 80,000 gallons of raw sewage was released in Peter's Creek in Winston-Salem last week, and the public wasn't notified until days later. 

With 60% of the state's population already covered by wastewater testing, Colorado is aiming to be a sentinel of coming contagion — not just of COVID surges, but of other types of diseases, too.

Emergency crews are racing to drain millions of gallons of wastewater at Piney Point, an abandoned phosphate plant near Tampa Bay. A leak has prompted evacuation orders and environmental concerns.

A new digital tool is helping the global textile industry improve its wastewater footprint, and North Carolina played an important role in its creation.

State environmental regulators are requiring several municipalities in the Cape Fear River Basin to

To track the spread of bacteria that resist antibiotics, researchers are trying wastewater testing to get a fast, accurate picture.

People responding to surveys sometimes misstate their drug use. Canada will check wastewater for traces of drugs to more accurately assess consumption.

After the craftspeople of Ajrakphur dye fabrics with a traditional block printing method, there's a lot of toxic waste water. Enter the earthworms.