Tag: Europe
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Italy opens its second largest municipal MBR plant
Italy’s second largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) entered service on 17 July 2012 following the inauguration of the upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Borghetto Santo Spirito, a town on the Ligurian coast southwest of Genoa.
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New research on aquifer recharge for water reuse
Two reports have recently been published about research on the use of aquifer recharge as a method of wastewater reuse.
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New distributors and EU compliance for PWT
Membrane chemicals supplier Professional Water Technologies (PWT), the US arm of Canada’s H2O Innovation, recently signed agreements with two new distributors in Brazil and Argentina, increasing its presence in South America.
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Cyprus desalination failure ‘setback for European aid’
Failure to implement the seawater desalination plant at Sirianokhori/Kumköy in the Turkish part of Cyprus represents a significant setback for the overall European Community assistance programme to this region, according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
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Low-cost RO system aimed at European industries
A low-cost reverse-osmosis (RO) system for industrial applications was launched onto the European market by Siemens Industry Automation Division on 17 April 2012.
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Promotions and appointments announced by BWA
Two appointments affecting the European and Americas regions were announced by BWA Water Additives of the US on 2 April 2012, as well as two new vice-president positions.
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Lanxess launches two brackish-water RO elements
Two reverse-osmosis (RO) elements based on polyamide thin-film composite membranes have been launched by German chemicals company Lanxess.
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EDS organising desalination pavilion at IWA congress
The European Desalination Society (EDS) is organising a desalination pavilion at the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition in Busan, Korea, during 16‑21 September 2012.
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EDS adds SDI Workshop to Barcelona events
The European Desalination Society has added a workshop on the Silt Density Index to the satellite events around its upcoming Barcelona conference, the society confirmed in an announcement on 12 March 2012.
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Germany’s Lahmeyer acquires GKW Consult
Two long-standing German consulting engineering firms have been combined, hard on the heels of the Dutch DHV-Haskoning merger.