Tag: Industrial
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Olympic Dam desalination threatens cuttlefish, say researchers
Brine discharge from the proposed Olympic Dam seawater desalination plant in South Australia poses a potential threat to the unique spawning aggregation of the giant Australian cuttlefish, in the upper Spencer Gulf, South Australia, according to two researchers.
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IDA Fellowship winners from Iran and Japan
This year’s winners of the International Desalination Association’s Fellowship awards come from Iran and Japan, IDA announced on 27 April 2009.
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Nanoparticles for water and desalination – how safe are they?
The potential dangers from the use of engineered nanoparticles, such as nanotubes, metal oxides or nanodots, some of which form the basis of new solutions for desalination and water treatment, are outlined in a new European Union publication.
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US districts fight saline intrusion with reused water
Two California water districts announced an agreement on 18 April 2009 to transfer and use recycled wastewater as a barrier against saline intrusion into groundwater, replacing 5.5 billion gallons (20.8 million m³) of drinking water per year previously used for this purpose.
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Entropie wins Algerian MED desalination units
Sidem subsidiary Entropie has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the supply of three multiple-effect distillation (MED) desalination units with a net capacity of 3,600 m³/d each.
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New oil-water reclamation company appoints CEO
STW Resources Inc (STWRI), a new company tackling polluted oilwell fracture water for reuse, has appointed Eric D Pedersen to the position of CEO and chairman. Pedersen succeeds Gene Brock, who is returning to his role as president.
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King Saud University seeks wastewater-reuse know-how
Dr Gerhard Schories, technical director of the Water, Energy & Land Use Management Department at ttz Bremerhaven, Gemany, has been appointed to the Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Chair for Water Research (PKC) at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Doyen of Japanese desalination retiring
Dr Totaro Goto, former managing director of the Water Re-use Desalination Center (WDRC) in Japan and a former member of the D&WR Editorial Board, is to retire from the center at the end of March.
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US bill seeks major desalination research expansion
US Senate hearings began on 10 March 2009 into a bill on the relationship between energy and water which could have wide implications for desalination research, both in the US and internationally.
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Triplex Plunger Pump Delivers 75 GPM
Cat Pumps has expanded its 60 Frame triplex plunger pump, usable for seawater reverse-osmosis desalination, to 75 GPM (4.7 L/s).