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Contaminated wastewater from ships harmful to orcas: WWF study

16-12-2019
WWF, report, water pollution, World Wildlife Fund

Cruise ships that use scrubbers to comply with international sulphur-limit laws may be unintentionally harming endangered whales off the coast of B.C., says a new WWF-commissioned study. The report “A whale of a problem? Heavy fuel oil, exhaust gas cleaning systems, and British Columbia’s resident killer whales” was released …

Palace reminds Maynilad, Manila Water: Duterte won't compromise on water

16-12-2019
Philippines, water distribution, water treatment, drinking water

President Rodrigo Duterte cannot be swayed into a compromise on the government's supposedly onerous water concession contracts with Maynilad and Manila Water, the Malacañang Palace said Friday following the concessionaires' threat to double water rates. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo reminded the water distributors of their …

Illinois study proposes circular phosphorus economy for Midwest

16-12-2019
phosphorous, wastewater treatment

The U.S. Midwest produces at least a third of the world's corn and soybean supply each year. Feeding the world requires a lot of fertiliser, mostly in the form of nitrogen and phosphorus. While nitrogen can literally be pulled out of the air, phosphorus has to be mined from finite phosphate rock reserves and treated to be made available to plants. …

Activists demand clean water at Hsinchu river

16-12-2019
Taiwan, water treatment, water pollution, wastewater treatment

A group of about 300 protesters gathered last week at “tofu rocks” along Hsinchu County’s Toucian River (頭前溪) to demand clean drinking water for the county’s residents. The protesters stood on the riverbank to form the Chinese character for the word “water” (水, shui), and captured the scene using a …

Black & Veatch, NarrativeWave to develop smart analytics for Europe’s water utilities

13-12-2019
Black & Veatch, NarrativeWave, water utilities, software, data analytics

Sustainable infrastructure company Black & Veatch and NarrativeWave, a California-based software as a service analytics (SaaS) company, have signed an agreement to develop smart analytics solutions. The collaboration will accelerate the speed with which Black & Veatch’s European water and wastewater clients can deploy bespoke, smart …

American Water donates laptops to LUCY Outreach

13-12-2019
American Water, outreach

American Water has recently donated more than 15 laptops to support educational development and increase access to technology at LUCY Outreach. Over 400 youths are supported by LUCY Outreach, a Camden-based non-profit whose mission is to empower youth to form healthy relationships, make good choices and develop into compassionate and socially …

Water-scarce Gulf states bank on desalination, at a cost

12-12-2019
Middle East, desalination, drinking water, water treatment

"We have water, and it's the most important thing in a house," says Abdullah al-Harthi from the port city of Sur in Oman, a country that relies on desalination plants. But for Oman and the other Gulf countries dominated by vast and scorching deserts, obtaining fresh water from the sea comes at a high financial and environmental cost. In Sur, …

Sustainable separation technology makes new applications possible

12-12-2019
membrane, research, Netherlands, water treatment, wastewater treatment

Membranes are widely used to separate substances from each other – for example, in water treatment or kidney dialysis. Membrane technology saves energy and water, and has a small CO2 footprint. Unfortunately, large quantities of toxic solvents are needed to produce the membranes. Vidi researcher Wiebe de Vos has developed a green alternative …

British Water welcomes supply chain report

10-12-2019
British Water, supply chain, water supply

British Water has welcomed a report from Energy & Utility Skills and Balfour Beatty which calls for the water industry to protect the sustainability of its supply chain and workforce. The white paper, Two Sides of a Coin, highlights the vital role of the supply chain in delivering for customers and the risks of failing to address current …

SPML Infra Ltd. receives new project orders worth Rs. 218 Crore

10-12-2019
India, projects, water treatment, wastewater treatment, treatment plant

India’s leading infrastructure development company, SPML Infra Limited has received new project orders worth Rs. 218.18 Crores (S$41.8 million). The two orders are for wastewater treatment projects in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana from esteemed clients, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Varanasi and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development …

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