Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Jeannie from Burlington, Vt., asked us about wastewater treatment plants. She said she's ...

Study shows how places without modern sanitation systems can still use wastewater to catch outbreaks before dangerous diseases travel across borders Every day, we release clues about our health ...

These pollutants come from various sources, including industrial processes such as petrochemical production, pharmaceuticals, and metal manufacturing, as well as domestic sewage, agricultural runoff, ...

Viruses are everywhere in wastewater treatment plants, quietly interacting with bacteria as sewage is cleaned and reused. A new study reveals that ...

When waste is flushed down the toilet or funneled out of industrial facilities in Manchester, Londonderry, Bedford and Goffstown, it ends up in a wastewater plant near the Manchester Regional Airport.

As the global population expands and industrial activities grow, significant volumes of wastewater are produced, often filled ...