“Biofilms are sophisticated communal structures, with water channels, communication systems and even labour divisions. Unfortunately, they’re also resistant to every treatment we have.

Beneficial biofilms in water and wastewater treatment Biofilms are widely used in environmental engineering systems as the powerhouse of treatment processes. For example, biofilms are used to ...

Biofilms on microplastics in wastewater treatment systems can act as a refuge for harmful pathogens ... Due to their tiny size, microplastics can evade the filtration systems in wastewater treatment ...

“Essentially, all the treated material and biofilm breaks up overnight and ... or bleach, generated for water treatment. “We’re doing an analysis of that process to measure how much bleach ...

Gross-Wen Technologies along with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago announced a patent for the removal of total dissolved solids in wastewater.

Interestingly, once formed by the biofilm bacteria ... so they are exploited for biological drinking water and wastewater ...