Science news articles about 'sewage system'

SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 11 (UPI) -- Scientists at Purdue and Notre Dame Universities say they're developing a sensor network to prevent city sewage from flowing into waterways during storms.

... Water highlighted the need for research into the effects of flushing contaminants down the drain into the sewage system. Richard Pike, chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry, said today: ...

... for leaders to recognize that if the public has limited or no access to food, water, sewage systems, fuel and communications, the secondary consequences may cause greater sickness death and social ...

... , are the extreme precipitation events that overwhelm the combined urban storm water and sewage systems such as those in Milwaukee and Chicago, resulting in millions of gallons of raw sewage being ...

A wind turbine, the only freestanding wind power generator in the city, provides energy for a Staten Island community’s streetlights and sewage system.

... , the main greenhouse gas; air pollutants, sewage and other water pollutants; and even excess heat ... air pollutants. Other urban metabolizers include sewage systems, landfills, domestic pets and pests ...

... , Ph.D. Faculty of Land and Food Systems University of British Columbia Vancouver, British ... air pollutants. Other urban metabolizers include sewage systems, landfills, domestic pets and pests ...