Water filters on the market today can't always stop bacteria from passing through. The problem is a structural one. It's hard to get the pore sizes to align properly, leaving room for the pathogens to ...

Air filters have been known to capture viruses and a lot of other nasty microscopic things, so take special care when changing one out in the cab. That advice comes from leading air filtration expert ...

Scientists have discovered that the older the water filter the better when it comes to reducing the off-putting earthy taste of some tap water. They explain how bacteria that grow on particles in a ...

Bacteria present a sticky and costly problem for wastewater treatment plants. When the microbes accumulate on filters, they secrete a polymeric slime that gums up water filtration. To help prevent ...

Lead, bacteria and PFAS are among the contaminants cropping up in drinking water. Credit...Thea Traff for The New York Times Supported by By Dana G. Smith Over the past few years, water safety crises ...

Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are photoheterotrophs that despite their low abundances have been hypothesized to play an ecologically and biogeochemically important role in aquatic ...