Tag: Wastewater Treatment
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WRF seeking award nominations before mid-February
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking nominations by 15 February 2013 for its two award programs.
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VSEP to branch into olive industry?
The VSEP vibrating membrane system is being evaluated at the University of California Davis and the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service for possible use in treating wastewater in the olive industry.
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External MBR system launched by Aquatech
Aquatech International has launched a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system in which the ultrafiltration (UF) membrane is positioned outside the bioreactor rather than submerged in it or in a downstream membrane tank.
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Danes launch biomimetic separation/sensing platform
A DKK 45 million (US$ 8 million) development platform has been launched in Denmark to explore and demonstrate the potential of industrial-scale biomimetic separation and sensor applications.
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Registration open for AMTA/AWWA membrane conference
Registration has been opened and new sessions added to the programme for the 2013 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition in San Antonio, Texas, on 25-28 February 2013.
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Major water-sector contractor formed in Dubai
The Leighton Group, which has been involved in the construction of three of Australia’s large seawater desalination plants, has brought two group companies together in Dubai, UAE, to create a strong water and environment contracting company.
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H2O Innovation takes Californian reuse contract
A contract to expand the Leo J Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility in Long Beach, California, has been awarded to Canadian company H2O Innovation Inc.
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BEL pressure vessels set for Colombian desalination
Pressure vessels for the 79,500 m³/d produced-water desalination plant being designed and built for Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp (PREC) in Columbia are to be supplied by BEL Composite Industries.
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Doosan acquires UK desalination pretreatment technology
Korean company Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced on 13 November 2012 that it had completed its acquisition of key assets of the water/wastewater treatment engineering company Enpure, based in the UK.
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‘Superbug’ found in US wastewater-reuse plants
Researchers at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health (UMSPH) in the USA reported on 5 November 2012 that the “superbug” methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is prevalent at several US wastewater-reuse plants (WWTPs).