Robert Kadlec

Nov 2, 2024 | sciencedirect.com | Robert Kadlec |Ken Johnson |Sheng Wang |Yezi Yuan

For decades, the direct discharge of tailwater from wastewater treatment plant (WWTPs) has become a major cause of eutrophication in natural receiving waterbodies [1], [2]. As an advanced wastewater treatment system involving plants, substrates and microorganisms, constructed wetlands (CWs) are increasingly utilized for the purification of tailwater from WWTPs [3], [4].

Jan 12, 2024 | thehill.com | Robert Kadlec |Josh Morrison

This October, the World Health Organization recommended a new malaria vaccine, R21-Matrix-M, as safe and effective. This is the second malaria vaccine ever approved and the first that can be produced in large quantities. The vaccine, a collaboration between Oxford University, the Serum Institute of India, and the American biotech company Novavax, can save an enormous number of lives, but unfortunately plans to distribute it are confusing and have been criticized publicly as moving too slowly.