Tag: Monitoring
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Nanostart invests in membrane-monitoring sensor startup
Frankfurt-based Nanostart AG, a nanotechnology venture capital company, has invested in Membrane Instruments & Technology (MINT) Pte Ltd, a cleantech company based in Singapore.
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Ratepayer group challenges Monterey desalination approval
California’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) has appealed against the approval of the Coastal Water Project on the Monterey peninsula, stating that the state Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) surrendered its oversight responsibilities to the promoters of the project, which includes a seawater desalination plant.
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Commission warns Australia about gas-production wastewater
Handling the wastewater resulting from coal-seam gas (CSG) production in Australia is likely to require a precautionary approach that will demand innovation from water managers and planners, and significantly greater coordination with existing project approval processes, the National Water Commission warned in December 2010.
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Permit sought for RO discharge to Great Salt Lake
A proposal from the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JCWCD) in Utah, USA, to discharge reject brine from a 7-14 MGD (26,000-53,000 m³/d) reverse-osmosis desalination (RO) plant into the Great Salt Lake is out for public comment from 1 December 2010 as part of the permit process.
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Parkson breaks new ground with Saudi MBR plant
A 2,000 m³/d wastewater-reuse plant based on membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology has just been commissioned in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, by Florida-based Parkson.
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West Basin district dedicates desalination demo facility
California’s West Basin Municipal Water District is nearing completion of its new desalination demonstration facility, following formal dedication of the plant on 12 November 2010.
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DO and conductivity sensors introduced by ITT
Two new water quality sensors, the WQ-FDO Optical Dissolved Oxygen Sensor and the WQ-Cond Conductivity Sensor have been introduced by ITT Corporation.
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Chemical gas feeder eliminates need for pressure regulators
The Capital Controls® Series WP70CV3 gas-feed system has been introduced to control chemical feed in water or wastewater applications.
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Membrane tester can cope with MF, UF or RO
On show for the first time at the recent EuroMed 2010 event in Tel Aviv was a desktop size machine for testing membranes.
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Swiss venue for IWA conference on nanotech in water
The International Water Association has announced a conference on nanotechnology in the water sector to take place in Switzerland on 15‑18 May 2011.