Urban sewer systems are critical to maintaining public health and environmental quality, yet they face considerable challenges due to the infiltration of groundwater and the inflow of extraneous water ...

Sewer system management is a critical challenge that intersects public health, infrastructure longevity, and environmental sustainability. In particular, the control of hydrogen sulfide—produced ...

Wastewater management, defined as the collection, treatment and recycling of wastewater, is a crucial strategy for safeguarding water systems. So why is modernizing wastewater management crucial? As ...

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative urban food waste management framework by analyzing food waste data from 29 large cities ...

Past studies in public health have demonstrated an association between disease and poor sanitation, such as illnesses from exposure to sewage-laden waters. Modern sanitary infrastructures were an ...

Older coastal cities, like Philadelphia, New York and Boston are at risk of being inundated by untreated sewage during floods. Due in part to the design of their combined sewer systems and in part due ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The City of Hattiesburg’s newest infrastructure project aims to improve the city’s sewer system. Mayor Toby Barker announced the North Main Sewer Project on Monday. It ...