Tag: Salinity
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X-Flow commissions Chinese produced-water projects
Three water-reuse projects for oilfields in China that use Pentair X-Flow ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology have been commissioned recently.
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CalDesal splits its first annual conference in two
CalDesal, the non-profit organisation devoted to desalination and salinity management in California, is holding its first annual conference in October 2012, split into two events, north and south.
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UF/RO desalination pilot project for Dow/SWCC
The Dow Chemical Company and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) of Saudi Arabia announced on 17 September 2012 a commercial agreement for research collaboration in desalination technologies.
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NASA voyage seeks ocean salinity/climate answers
An expedition to the most saline part of the North Atlantic ocean set sail on 6 September 2012 as part of a multi-year mission to get a detailed 3D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean’s upper layers and how this relates to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.
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Stockholm event highlights Gaza desalination urgency
A meeting to present the proposed Gaza Desalination Project was held at the Stockholm Water Week at the end of August 2012.
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Metito lands Bechtel SWRO desalination in Australia
Dubai-based Metito has landed two new seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants in Australia and is currently nearing completion of one in Qatar.
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Massive health grant aids Chino desalters expansion
California’s Western Municipal Water District announced on 28 June 2012 that it had received a “monumental” US$ 51 million grant from the state’s Department of Health towards the US$ 130 million expansion of the Chino desalination plants.
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US$ 10.6 million grant for water-reuse schemes
The US Bureau of Reclamation announced on 4 May 2012 the selection of seven projects in the Mid-Pacific Region to receive more than US$ 10.6 million in WaterSMART Title XVI water recycling and reuse funding.
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Ocean water-cycle intensity increasing, say researchers
A new study of the ocean’s changing salinity confirms that the water cycle is intensifying quickly under global warming – twice as fast as climate models have been predicting.
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ACWA supports California desalination regulation rethink
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has proposed to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) that the board’s new environmental document for desalination and brine disposal should propose a method to combine the current regulatory requirements, permits and approvals.