Selenium is a naturally occurring element that, in power plant coal combustion, is released typically in two species, selenite (SeO 3) and selenate (SeO 4). These selenium oxides are then captured in ...

Berkeley -- In the first field trial of plants genetically tweaked to absorb more contaminants, researchers found that the transgenic plants handily beat out their wild-type counterparts. The results ...

(Nanowerk News) Selenium has been referred to as an “essential toxin” due to the fact that it shows only a marginal line between the nutritious requirement and toxic effects upon exposure. The steep ...

TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that American Electric Power (AEP) is installing GE’s ABMET® wastewater bioreactor system at the utility’s Mountaineer coal-fueled power ...

Selenium is a critical element, particularly for the thyroid and immune system, but too little or too much can be harmful to both humans and wildlife. A team of researchers at Washington University in ...

A research team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed an approach for removing selenium from water using a method called iron electrocoagulation. The process could help meet the US ...

ZLD Pilot Plant for FGD wastewater at the Young Heung power plant in South Korea. Photo courtesy: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction On Nov. 3, 2015 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

Wiedemann said the process is unique because the microorganisms specifically target mercury and selenium. Mercury and selenium often bond to other nontoxic minerals, forming a matrix of elements. This ...

In the first field trial of plants genetically tweaked to absorb more contaminants, researchers found that the transgenic plants handily beat out their wild-type counterparts. The results raised hopes ...