Tag: Health
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Dow to supply membranes for new Perth plant
Dow Water & Process Solutions is to supply FilmTec™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements for the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) outside Perth, Australia.
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Community water-reuse manual published
The WateReuse Association announced on 22 October 2009 a new publication designed to help communities create a sustainable, drought-proof reclaimed water supply, while protecting public health and the environment.
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Papers invited for Singapore Water Week
Papers have been invited by 15 November 2009 for the 3-day conference during 29 June – 1 July 2010 that is one of the flagship events for the Singapore International Water Week.
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‘New paradigm’ need for CECs, US workshop finds
The need for a new paradigm for water and wastewater treatment, which prioritizes chemicals (or chemical classes) with similar modes/mechanisms of action for further evaluation, was a principal conclusion of a workshop held in California, USA, in April 2009, the results of which have just been published.
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USEPA unveils nanomaterials research strategy
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new research strategy on 29 September 2009 seeking better understanding of how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.
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Australia’s CSIRO demonstrations indirect stormwater reuse
Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have bottled recycled stormwater as pure drinking water titled “Recharge”, CSIRO announced on 17 September 2009.
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WRF seeks membrane virus-removal monitoring proposals
The WateReuse Foundation (WRF) issued a request for proposals for New Techniques for Real-Time Monitoring of Membrane Integrity for Virus Removal (WRF-09-06) on 2 September 2009.
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S Australia government questions Billiton desalination EIS
Desalination discharge led the list of concerns raised by the South Australia government in its submission on 24 April 2009 to BHP Billiton’s environmental impact statement (EIS) related to its proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam mining operations.
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Boron-nitride nanotubes speed desalination, says Australian research
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) claim to have discovered a way to speed the desalination of seawater by up to five times using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms.
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San Diego wastewater reuse demonstration to continue
San Diego City Council voted on 7 July 2009 to continue a $12 million wastewater indirect potable reuse demonstration project which would take purified sewage water from the North City Water Reclamation Plant and pump it into the San Vincente Reservoir to augment drinking water supplies.