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Wine Lees: Winery Waste to Sustainable Treasure

By reimagining the role of wine lees, we can mitigate environmental risks and unlock a world of sustainable possibilities. The journey from waste to worth is not without its challenges, but with continued research and innovation, wine lees can contribute to a more sustainable future for the wine industry and beyond.

OIL THERAPY: Potential therapeutic opportunities CBD oils.

There are a growing number of processes being developed from the extraction of the CBD oil for potential health benefits without the associate “high”" of THC .

WASTED ENERGY: Wastewater Fuels Cleaner Future

Wastewater treatment and resource recovery technologies could be the key to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.

CLEAN LIVING: Critical Dialysis Pre-Treatment

Effective and affordable dialysis reverse osmosis (RO) therapy requires a proper purification system that critically includes water pre-treatment.

DRINKING RAGE: Flavored Malt Beverage Boom

Flavored malt beverages are being produced in increasing volumes by large breweries and microbreweries as consumer demand increases for beer alternatives.

MEAN WELL: Droughts Raise Arsenic Levels

Worsening drought conditions have increased arsenic levels in domestic water wells calling for frequent testing and high-quality water treatment.

PRESSING CHARGES: Upcoming EV Battery Boosts

Electric vehicle adoption relies heavily on the convenience and speed of charging methods, and researchers think they might have found a better way to manage EV battery charging and life.

DUELING DATA: Biotech's Risk-Reward Paradigm

Biotechnology holds great promise in presenting important alternatives to conventional methodologies, but the benefits must be evaluated against potential pitfalls.

SCARE SUPPLY: Feds Push Meds Control

Due to pandemic strains on pharmaceutical supply chains the United States is making moves to increase domestic manufacturing and improve foreign inspections to help mitigate shortage concerns.

SQUALID GROUND: PFAS Anxiety Hits Farmers

PFAs are here to stay, and some of their presence is due to farmers using free fertilizer in the form of wastewater treatment sludge.

EV Industry Charges Ahead

The global transition into renewable energy has created a high and growing demand for EV batteries that can power vehicles and be recycled for storage.

Craft Beer Breweries Rebound

After a challenging two years, craft breweries and microbreweries are once again thriving thanks to lifted mandates and reopened social spaces.

Breathe Easy - Air Purifiers Fight Air Contaminants

The outdoor battle against airborne contaminants such as Covid-19 continues as the virus becomes endemic and many are turning to air purifiers to address the potentially deadlier war within our walls.

Steering Clear: Nuclear Keeps EVs Clean

Electric vehicles are an important piece of the reduced-carbon puzzle but only if they are charged by similarly carbon-free power sources like nuclear power.

RAW DEAL: Water Reclamation Aids Farms

Manure waste management requires complex methods of storage and runoff control. Thanks to large anaerobic digesters that utilize membrane technology, the process has not only gotten less expensive, it’s become better for the environment.

SPRAY TELL: Abandoned Orchards Reveal Arsenic

America’s abandoned orchards are beautiful to witness, but they could also be hiding century-old secrets under the soil that require testing and arsenic removal.

THE SWEET SCIENCE: Sugar Industry Fights Myths

Motivated by a lack of awareness concerning the natural attributes of sugar and inspired by the reach of social media, the Sugar Industry has taken bold and innovative steps to combat long-standing misconceptions about their product.

CROSSING PATHOGENS: Pandemic Prompts Epidemic Vaccine

The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted the already raging synthetic opioid epidemic — but now both have vaccines.

RUNNING START: Pharma Adopts Continuous Manufacturing

It's taken 20 years, but continuous manufacturing practices are being adopted by API producers industry-wide despite persisting challenges.

POUR TASTE: Wine Demand Tests Boundaries

For wine enthusiasts worldwide, it'll take more than a global pandemic to keep them from their favorite alcoholic beverage — much to the relief of resourceful winemakers everywhere.

FOREVER STORES: New Legislation Targets PFAS

The FDA eases concerns about PFAS, but health experts beg to differ. Could new legislation finally address these "forever chemicals"?

CHIPS FALL: Automakers Face Microchip Shortage

Car companies need chips and the chipmakers need chipmaking equipment — but the supply can't move as fast as chip technology.

SPURRING PARTNER: Coinvestment Pushes Reactor Technologies

The DOE and the private sector join together to advance nuclear technology and ensure a carbon-free future.

WET SMART: Water Movement Combats COVID-19

Smart Water technologies were designed to efficiently share valuable water data to experts far and wide. Since the onset of the pandemic, working smartly has become even more critical.

NIGHTMARE FUEL: Nuclear Advancement Targets Accidents

The U.S. Department of Energy outlines its support of advancing nuclear technologies including the development of a fuel that will make accidents less costly.

AWE SEWAGE: Wastewater Inspires Beautiful Art

Art meets utilities at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Virginia as artist sTo Len brings engagement and awareness to an important new wastewater treatment project.

NATURE CALLS: Park Tells Wastewater Story

A constructed wetlands property in Florida is transformed into a public park to tell the story of the cycle of water amidst the breathtaking beauty of nature.

PULP NONFICTION – Upswing in Paper Industry Sparks Filter Needs

Increase in demand for specialty paper products has resulted in a much needed boost for the paper and pulp industry. Processing all that new paper stock will require large quantities of disposable filter cartridges.

WELL, WELL, WELL: Arsenic Regulation and Treatments

Arsenic contamination is back in the news and continues to be a concern for many regions across the globe. Treatments vary, and we break down what you need to know about bringing contamination levels down to legal limits.

GRIN AND BEER IT: Craft Breweries Combat Covid-19

Craft breweries are suffering as shelter-in-place mandates due to coronavirus cause on-premise business to vanish. Fortunately, customers still want beer, forcing brewers to find creative ways to get it into their hands.

CLOTHED-MINDED: Fast Fashion Promotes Pollution

The fashion industry is the second largest polluter on the planet, and it's only getting worse. Until sustainable textiles are the norm, effective wastewater filtration is vital.

NU-CLEAR VISION: Future Favors Nuclear Technology

Advanced nuclear technologies will play a vital role in achieving a zero-carbon U.S. economy. Could it also be crucial for a post-pandemic economic recovery?

A BOULDER PROPOSAL: Filtration for Deep Well Injection

As the earth’s climate continues to heat up, debates on how to protect the environment grow similarly heated. While many technological options are being considered, one option dating back several decades may be the answer to this new problem: deep well injection.

TREADING WELL: Water Bouyant Despite Virus

Covid-19 continues to impact our lives, but thanks to effective water and wastewater filtration by the U.S. water utilities industry, your tap water is still safe for washing and drinking.

HARD-PRESSED: Ethanol Production Helps Water

Covid-19 creates a domino effect in terms of its impact on our lives, right down to the quality of the water we drink. However, sometimes the path it follows is one we might never have predicted.

CLEAN SWEEP: IX Protects Energy Assets

Increased global demand in the power generation markets means shifting water treatment markets. To keep things turning cost-effectively, ion exchange technology plays an important role.

EASY DOSE IT: Drugmakers Emphasize Downstream Filtration

As interest in improving efficiency in the production of mAb products refocuses to downstream filtration, drugmakers seek innovations that will help increase capacity and concentrations.

HOME GROAN: Cannabis Industry Waste Woes

The cannabis market is growing exponentially, but so is the waste it produces. Can it be sustainably controlled and profitably repurposed?

OUTBREAK HOTEL – Legionnaires' Disease Hits Atlanta Sheraton

Legionella Pneumophila is back in the news, and despite insufficient regulations there are a number of ways to prevent and treat contamination with proper filtration in both water distribution and redistribution systems.

POWER TOOLS: Nuclear's Digital Pandemic Response

Nuclear experts must work together to provide continuous power while the world fights the pandemic. Helping them stay connected are digital tools that can be adapted and customized.

BOLD FILTERED: Wastewater Beer Brews Controversy

Environmentally conscious practices can help promote products to like-minded consumers, but can it work for beer brewed with treated wastewater?

SHORTNESS OF BREATH – Is the FDA Suffocating Drug Innovation?

FDA regulations threaten to drive all manufacturing phases of clinical drugs outside the manufacturer's home country. Could this mean important steps such as the filtration of reaction by-products such as color bodies and metals might be compromised?

BRINGING ON THE HEARTACHE: Heavy Metals in Private Wells

Private drinking wells can become contaminated with heavy metals like arsenic, making them poisonous for the homes and small communities that need them. Graver's MetSorb® adsorbent products are specifically engineered for heavy metal contaminant removal for not just household drinking water, but also process water and aqueous streams.

LAYING WASTE: Wastewater Grit Patches Roads

Humankind invented the concept of waste by producing materials that nature cannot reuse. High-quality filtration is helping make possible the innovative repurposing that seeks to repair the circular material supply chain.

RAW DEAL: Sewer Overflows Promote Disease

Extreme environmental conditions challenge aging wastewater treatment systems, causing sewer overflows that could lead to the spread of waterborne diseases and possibly COVID-19.

FLAT-OUT REFRESHING: Still Wine's Coronavirus Boost

The recent pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the food and beverage industries. Could it also be helping? Still winemakers may be learning that it is.

PHARMA CHAMELEON: Drug Disruption Mirrors Semiconductor

Supply chain pressures are showing up in another important industry and forcing deep considerations about how drug manufacturers can address global needs when a critical link is broken.

FINER WITH AGE: Durable Filtration Technology for Wine Production

SCEPTER® technology is a clear cost-effective option for wineries, breweries and wherever a durable and robust structure is required for operating conditions that would normally damage or destroy polymeric or ceramic membranes.

IN THE DUMPS: Pharma Wastewater Environmental Woes

Drug company wastewater is contaminating rivers and streams, affecting the surrounding wildlife. Could cost-saving filtration systems be the answer?

BLEAKEST LINK: Covid-19 Disrupts Semiconductor Chain

Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on many an industry, but for semiconductor companies its effect on the supply chain may forever change operation models.

AT ALL COSTS : Cartridge Filtration for Cooling Towers

The Sugar Hill Project was designed to bring modern, affordable housing to Harlem's poor. Unfortunately, it also brought them a waterborne illness that could have been prevented with proper cooling tower filtration. Graver's cartridge filters are a cost-efficient solution for when depositions turn dangerous.

CLEAN BREAK: Sustainable Energy's New Wave

In an industrial climate transformed by environmental regulation, energy suppliers are forced to innovate within the values of a new generation of consumers.

MERCURY FALLING: Deadly Metal Dropping From Sight

The Minamata Convention continues to work towards removing mercury-added products from the environment. Until that day comes, proper filtration is vital to keeping us safe.

ON SALT AND BATTERIES: Seawater Energizes Wastewater Treatment

Blue energy uses the osmotic relationship between freshwater and seawater to generate an electrochemical charge. Could its ability to generate renewable power for wastewater treatment plants have global implications?

TRUTH DECAY: Fact Checking Water Fluoridation

New studies addressing the positive and negative impact of fluoridated water on public health raises questions of efficacy and ethics.

STRESS FRACTURE: Reusage Pressure for Produced Water

Fracking is at an all-time high, which means new solutions for the disposal of produced water are increasingly being sought — with a focus on reusage.

QUACKING THE CODE – Duckweed's Wastewater Treatment Clues

A common type of aquatic plant is teaching scientists how to better cope with waterborne fungi and bacteria. Could these studies eventually inform industrial wastewater treatments and filtration applications?

LAYING LOW: ALARA Minimizes Radiation Risks

ALARA regulations increase process expense and continue to raise a number of questions, but they remain the gold standard for decreasing exposure to harmful radiation.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY: Shaping Craft Brews with Filters

As the craft beer industry continues to boom, the myth that filtration in the beer-making process removes flavor continues to refine. Select and proper filtration is essential to not only producing a safe beer, it's also critical to producing the style of beer you want.

WASTING AWAY - Ignoring the Nuclear Option

Leading scientists say we must decarbonize the world's economy by mid-century to avert a global climate catastrophe. Should nuclear power be a part of the solution?

COAL FIRED: AZ Clears Way for Nuclear

Pressure to transition into 100% carbon-free energy gathers steam, and states like Arizona are taking bold steps to get clean by pumping resources into nuclear.

ON THE BUBBLE: Soft Drinks Forced to Innovate

Soft drinks manufacturers have been getting some bad press, lately. For one company, the negative spin signals a healthy opportunity.

PURE PROFIT: Filtration in CBD Oil Extraction

Referred by one manufacturer as "the biggest financial opportunity in the United States since prohibition", the Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil industry is projected to reach $22 billion by the year 2022. The role filtration plays is to ensure that what comes to market is produced utilizing credible components and support in the purification process.