Victor
@wwbugs.bsky.social
Water, wastewater, microscopy, biology, science, Twain...a little bit of photography. Photos are my own unless giving credit.
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Victor
@wwbugs.bsky.social
· Dec 20
The allure of seeing something that is scaringly beautiful. Wildfire sunset as sun illuminates and colors the sky in fascinating ways. #wildfire #California #hike #photography #nature
Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms. #water #health #amoeba #biofilm #disinfection www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
Frontiers | Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms
IntroductionFree-living amoebae (FLA) are commonly found in drinking water systems and biofilms, posing public health risks both as pathogens and as hosts fo...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms. #water #health #amoeba #biofilm #disinfection www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
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Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain #climatechange to audiences, this guide is for you: buff.ly/y1zSKWy
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain #climatechange to audiences, this guide is for you: buff.ly/y1zSKWy
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I would love to see the State of California throw its weight behind regenerating a fire-resilient, diverse, open Indigenous cultural landscape, instead of cutting ineffective fuel breaks, lighting bad Rx fires, and fighting CCI and EHL in court. @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Cal Fire approach to SoCal's wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says
A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses, a court ruled.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I would love to see the State of California throw its weight behind regenerating a fire-resilient, diverse, open Indigenous cultural landscape, instead of cutting ineffective fuel breaks, lighting bad Rx fires, and fighting CCI and EHL in court. @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere: we found the highest #sealevel rise from Antarctic ice melt alone, up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) by 2200, occurs in the Indian, Pacific and western Atlantic ocean basins #simulation #climatechange #water theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere: we found the highest #sealevel rise from Antarctic ice melt alone, up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) by 2200, occurs in the Indian, Pacific and western Atlantic ocean basins #simulation #climatechange #water theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in municipal biosolids from the four wastewater treatment plants in Gauteng Province, South Africa. #pharmaceutical #wastewater #Africa #biosolids www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in municipal biosolids from the four wastewater treatment plants in Gauteng Province, South Africa - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in municipal biosolids from the four wastewater treatment plants in Gauteng Province, South Africa
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November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in municipal biosolids from the four wastewater treatment plants in Gauteng Province, South Africa. #pharmaceutical #wastewater #Africa #biosolids www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting a mining giant for compensation. #groundwater #Australia #water www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Water is under pressure in the Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Great Artesian Basin covers a fifth of Australia and contains water that has been there for millions of years. Now, decades of extraction are taking their toll and traditional owners are fighting a mining giant for compensation. #groundwater #Australia #water www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday approved $153.9 million in loans and grants to dozens of sewerage and water systems across the state. #Arkansas #grant #infrastructure #water #sewerage #wastewater #water www.ktlo.com/2025/11/23/s...
State agency approves nearly $154 million in water projects across Arkansas
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday approved $153.9 million in loans and grants to dozens of sewerage and water systems across the state, the governor’s office announced.The majorit...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission on Wednesday approved $153.9 million in loans and grants to dozens of sewerage and water systems across the state. #Arkansas #grant #infrastructure #water #sewerage #wastewater #water www.ktlo.com/2025/11/23/s...
Washing your #clothes, specifically clothes made from synthetic fibers, are apt to add to #microplastic #pollution: Scientists have found that a large-scale laundry facility is adding to urban wastewater pollution from microplastics shedding into the environment. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Researchers make stunning discovery while studying wastewater: 'Total incoming load'
"There is a lack of understanding regarding the extent."
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November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Washing your #clothes, specifically clothes made from synthetic fibers, are apt to add to #microplastic #pollution: Scientists have found that a large-scale laundry facility is adding to urban wastewater pollution from microplastics shedding into the environment. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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After 3 decades of work by Alameda Creek Alliance (& others), chinook salmon make it 20 miles upstream from San Francisco Bay, farther than ever since the 1950s!
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‘Epic’: Salmon seen far upstream in Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
After 3 decades of work by Alameda Creek Alliance (& others), chinook salmon make it 20 miles upstream from San Francisco Bay, farther than ever since the 1950s!
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High-efficiency atmospheric water harvesting enabled by ultrasonic extraction. #atmosphericwater #waterharvesting #water www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-efficiency atmospheric water harvesting enabled by ultrasonic extraction - Nature Communications
Water can be extracted from the atmosphere via adsorption-evaporation or dewing, but these methods require prohibitively high energy use. Here, the authors report a forty-five-fold increase in energy ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
High-efficiency atmospheric water harvesting enabled by ultrasonic extraction. #atmosphericwater #waterharvesting #water www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Add the Spreading #Earthmoss (Physcomitrium patens) to the group of organisms that can survive the vacuum of outer space alongside Water Bears (Tardigrades). #waterbear #tardigrade #moss #outerspace www.sciencealert.com/moss-survive...
Moss Survived 9 Months in The Vacuum of Space
Mosses, like the tardigrades of the plant world, are known to withstand extreme conditions, including harsh radiation and dehydration.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Add the Spreading #Earthmoss (Physcomitrium patens) to the group of organisms that can survive the vacuum of outer space alongside Water Bears (Tardigrades). #waterbear #tardigrade #moss #outerspace www.sciencealert.com/moss-survive...
A fire broke out on Thursday morning at a wastewater treatment facility in southwest Phoenix, leaving one contractor injured. #wastewater #OSHA #safety #Arizona hoodline.com/2025/11/cont...
Contractor Suffers Injuries in Fire at Southwest Phoenix Wastewater Treatment Facility
A contractor was injured in a fire at a Phoenix wastewater facility but is expected to recover; the facility was evacuated with no impact on services.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A fire broke out on Thursday morning at a wastewater treatment facility in southwest Phoenix, leaving one contractor injured. #wastewater #OSHA #safety #Arizona hoodline.com/2025/11/cont...
Daily Detroit river total phosphorus loads to Lake Erie from water treatment plant turbidity. #phosphorus #water #watertreatment #pollution #GreatLakes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Daily Detroit river total phosphorus loads to Lake Erie from water treatment plant turbidity
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement established the western and central basin of Lake Erie total phosphorus (TP) target of 6000 metric tons per ye…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Daily Detroit river total phosphorus loads to Lake Erie from water treatment plant turbidity. #phosphorus #water #watertreatment #pollution #GreatLakes www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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1. Rising electricity bills are becoming a hotbutton issue, but pundits and politicians often talk about them in ways that are misleading or flat-out wrong. A new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory examines actual data on retail electricity prices.
The results may surprise you. 🧵
The results may surprise you. 🧵
Factors influencing recent trends in retail electricity prices in the United States
This study analyzes the primary drivers of recent state-level trends in U.S. retail electricity prices. We summarize pricing trends, explore descripti…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
1. Rising electricity bills are becoming a hotbutton issue, but pundits and politicians often talk about them in ways that are misleading or flat-out wrong. A new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory examines actual data on retail electricity prices.
The results may surprise you. 🧵
The results may surprise you. 🧵
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year. Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades. #drought #water #England www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year. Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades. #drought #water #England www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad have plunged below 3%. #Iran #water #drought #reservoir www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reports
Storage dwindles in Mashhad, home to 4 million people, as country struggles with drought
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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad have plunged below 3%. #Iran #water #drought #reservoir www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mysterious black balls invade Australian beaches – scientists reveal their origin and confirm ‘ground zero’ of disaster. #wastewater #pollution #Australila #mystery unionrayo.com/en/black-bal...
Mysterious black balls invade Australian beaches - scientists reveal their origin and confirm ‘ground zero’ of disaster
The beaches of South Wales have turned black. Thousands of small black balls covered the sand and the water, but no one knew where they had come from.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mysterious black balls invade Australian beaches – scientists reveal their origin and confirm ‘ground zero’ of disaster. #wastewater #pollution #Australila #mystery unionrayo.com/en/black-bal...
Chinese company to build wastewater treatment plant in Uzbekistan. #China #Uzbekistan #wastewater #infrastructure daryo.uz/en/2025/11/0...
Chinese company to build wastewater treatment plant in Uzbekistan
Chinese company Qingyan Environmental Technology will build a modern wastewater treatment plant in Uzbekistan, designed to recycle 60% of wastewater and convert sludge into electricity under a public-...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Chinese company to build wastewater treatment plant in Uzbekistan. #China #Uzbekistan #wastewater #infrastructure daryo.uz/en/2025/11/0...
Antibiotic resistance selection and deselection in municipal wastewater from 47 countries. #antibioticresistance #wastewater #antibiotics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Antibiotic resistance selection and deselection in municipal wastewater from 47 countries - Nature Communications
Experiments with untreated municipal wastewaters from 47 countries showed that some samples selected for resistant E. coli, whereas non-resistant bacteria were favored in most cases, providing a nuanc...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Antibiotic resistance selection and deselection in municipal wastewater from 47 countries. #antibioticresistance #wastewater #antibiotics www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Huge congratulations to Harvard’s Naomi Oreskes for winning the Volvo prize! She is a pioneer in unmasking the financial interests and methods behind climate science denial.
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
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Naomi Oreskes - Volvo Environment Prize
Harvard Professor Naomi Oreskes, a world-renowned earth scientist and historian, is the laureate of the 2025 Volvo Environment Prize. She is recognized for her influential work on the history of scien...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Huge congratulations to Harvard’s Naomi Oreskes for winning the Volvo prize! She is a pioneer in unmasking the financial interests and methods behind climate science denial.
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
I’m proud to have published with her how Exxon knew exactly what they were doing.
www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
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Straight outa Dune but for real! Chinese research team develops world’s 1st wearable solar-powered fluidic system that harnesses human sweat for self-contained freshwater production, energy supply, & information exchange.
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Straight outa Dune but for real! Chinese research team develops world’s 1st wearable solar-powered fluidic system that harnesses human sweat for self-contained freshwater production, energy supply, & information exchange.
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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5/ I'm not opposed to moving certain species over small spatial scales. But the history of unintended consequences of 'well-planned' introductions, and our current predictive understanding of impacts, makes me caution against using spp introductions as a common tool. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Assisted colonization risk assessment
Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) are rare in their native region but threaten ecosystems in places where they have been introduced.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
5/ I'm not opposed to moving certain species over small spatial scales. But the history of unintended consequences of 'well-planned' introductions, and our current predictive understanding of impacts, makes me caution against using spp introductions as a common tool. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cyprus approves fifth package to address water crisis, adds three mobile desalination units. #drought #water #desalination #Cyprus #infrastructure www.parikiaki.com/2025/11/cypr...
Cyprus approves fifth package to address water crisis, adds three mobile desalination units | Parikiaki Cyprus and Cypriot News
The Council of Ministers has approved a fifth package of measures addressing Cyprus’ ongoing water challenges, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment Maria Panayiotou announced du...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cyprus approves fifth package to address water crisis, adds three mobile desalination units. #drought #water #desalination #Cyprus #infrastructure www.parikiaki.com/2025/11/cypr...
Wastewater surveillance detects measles in Houston before cases are reported. #measles #wastewatersurveillance #wastewater #Houston www.msn.com/en-gb/health...?
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November 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Wastewater surveillance detects measles in Houston before cases are reported. #measles #wastewatersurveillance #wastewater #Houston www.msn.com/en-gb/health...?
Iraq, Turkey sign deal on Iraqi water infrastructure projects. #Iraq #Turkey #water #infrastructure www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Iraq, Turkey sign deal on Iraqi water infrastructure projects
Iraq signed a deal with Turkey on Sunday under which water infrastructure projects to be carried out by Turkish firms will be financed with revenue from oil sales, a Turkish official said.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Iraq, Turkey sign deal on Iraqi water infrastructure projects. #Iraq #Turkey #water #infrastructure www.reuters.com/world/middle...