water treatment

New evidence supports the idea that a drop in concentrations of the disinfectant during the town’s water crisis caused several deaths and severe illness.

Using ultraviolet light to disinfect drinking water may simply drive bacteria to dormancy, rather than kill them.

Citizens of Ohio’s fourth-largest city can drink from the tap again, but the root causes of the Lake Erie algal blooms that shut off the flow for two days remain.

Researchers find an antibiotic resistance gene in wastewater treatment plants in northern China.

A Chinese businessman offers a government official a large monetary reward to take a dip in a river that runs through the town of Ruian.

Researchers analyzing the bacteria in municipal drinking water find simple measures can increase beneficial bacteria while reducing pathogenic strains.