Tag: Health
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Algae biomass membrane order for Denmark’s LiqTech
Denmark’s LiqTech International Inc has received a purchase order of around US$ 300,000 for a prototype filtration system to be used in an algae biomass project.
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Governor signs bill to accelerate California direct reuse
The governor of California, Jerry Brown, signed legislation on 8 October 2013 designed to accelerate direct potable reuse throughout the US state.
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Low PPCP risk from water-reuse for irrigation – study
Levels of pharmaceuticals and personal-care products (PPCPs) in crops irrigated with treated wastewater were found to be “quite low” and probably not a health concern in a study carried out recently by the University of California – Riverside.
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NWMOA Annual Symposium brochure available
The Northwest Membrane Operator Association has published full details of its September 2013 Annual Symposium to be held in Vancouver, Washington, USA.
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Contamination security white papers released in USA
New security technologies for detecting and monitoring water supplies could be developed as a result of a contamination warning system (CWS) demonstration pilot project in the USA undertaken by CH2M Hill and the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD).
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Carollo selected for Texas DPR health check
Carollo Engineers has been selected by the Texas Water Development Board to carry out detailed public health analysis of the first direct potable water reuse (DPR) facility in the USA.
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Perth groundwater replenishment project gets go-ahead
The Western Australia state government announced on 1 August 2013 that it was adopting groundwater replenishment with reused municipal and industrial wastewater to help secure Perth’s water supplies.
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Veolia in water-quality monitoring research partnership
French water giant Veolia Environnement and has initiated a research partnership with industrial microbiology specialist bioMérieux to develop an innovative monitoring system for drinking water quality.
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MottMac buys up South African engineering firm
Johannesburg-based engineering specialist PD Naidoo & Associates has been acquired by global engineering firm Mott MacDonald.
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Berman joins D&WR/IDA online symposium team
Tom Berman, research professor emeritus of the Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Israel, who is a leading expert on biofouling and transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in reverse osmosis, has been added to the speakers for the International Online Symposium on Pretreatment for Seawater Reverse-Osmosis Desalination.