Category: Disinfection
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Metito circles potential acquisition in Turkey
Metito, the Dubai-based water treatment company, is eyeing an acquisition in Turkey, reports The National.
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Five Minutes With: Patrick van Eijik, manager, production and project engineering, Hatenboer-Water
Patrick van Eijik, a ‘natural go-between for production and engineering’, is newly appointed as manager, production and project engineering, at Netherlands-based Hatenboer-Water
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US DOE to harness ‘power of competition’ in Water Security Grand Challenge
The US Department of Energy has set out ambitions to harness the "power of competition" to drive innovation in water technology through a new programme of activity.
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Stantec sells MWH Constructors to Oaktree Capital Management
Stantec has agreed to sell MWH Constructors, comprising MWH Constructors UK and US, and Slayden Constructors, to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management.
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Five Minutes With: Joe Gifford, Nanostone vice president of research and development
Joe Gifford, who is listed as an inventor on water technology patents in the US and globally, is Nanostone’s new vice president of research and development
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Cyprus to allow private individuals to install desalination units
The government of Cyprus has approved a guide which allows private individuals to install desalination plants of up to 1,500 m3/d.
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Taiwan’s Kinmen Desalination Plant doubles capacity in upgrade
The Greater Kinmen Desalination Plant has reopened following a renovation which doubled capacity, reports Taiwan News.
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Elon Musk pays for UV units to purify water in Flint, Michigan schools
Chief executive of Tesla Elon Musk has donated $480,350 to install ultraviolet water filtration units at 12 schools in Flint, Michigan, US.
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US EPA mulls new rules on wastewater in oil and gas
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering whether to introduce new federal rules on wastewater management in the oil and gas industry, reports Oil & Gas Journal.
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Cape Town scraps proposal for ‘extremely expensive’ desalination plant
A proposal for a desalination plant in Cape Town, South Africa, has been scrapped amid claims that it is "extremely expensive" as an option to fulfil the city’s water demand.








