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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Solar panels on wheels make for a strange sight on the streets of Syria's besieged Douma, but the makeshift generator is helping local residents secure water. ...
Technology Water Access Access Drinking Water off-grid solar Solar Water Pumping Solar Power
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the health of nearby ...
Academic Algae Eutrophication
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A floating membrane that uses sunlight to evaporate water shows potential for water purification. Membranes of MXene have potential for water purification. ...
Academic Membranes Polymeric Membranes Membrane Technology Membrane Filtration Polymer Membranes
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A scientific breakthrough has taken an emerging biotechnology a step closer to being used to treat wastewater in the Developing World. Researchers at the ...
Academic Sewage Power Generation
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Water bottles replicated in the traditional method used by Native Californian Indians reveal that the manufacturing process may have been detrimental to the ...
Academic Research Bottled Water
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
One of Europe’s leading climate change experts detailed the extreme challenges facing farmers around the world at the latest in a series of industry briefings ...
Academic Saline Water Irrigation Saline Water
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, ...
Academic Biofuels Biofuels Fossil Fuels Bioenergy Agriculture
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by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG
WaterAid has provided a dreamy disco-balled toilet for Glastonbury. The stunt aims to raise awareness of basic water facilities around the world. The Toilet ...
Sanitation Water & Sanitation Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation & Hygiene Sanitation Awareness
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Cross-linked cyclodextrin removes 93% of the perfluorinated chemical PFOA from water in lab tests β-Cyclodextrin (blue and yellow) cross-linked with ...
Technology Pollutants Treatment Decontamination Pollution Polymers & Plastics Contaminant Control
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by Dusko Balenovic, Previous Network Manager at The Water Network
The Guardian invites you to join an expert panel to discuss how to minimise the waste of water by industry on Thursday 22 June 3-4.30pm BST. Many regions in ...
Business Water Reuse & Recycling Water Scarcity Resource Management Technology Industrial Water Reuse Scarcity Business Strategy Consumption Water Resource Management
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The future looks “smart” for underground infrastructure after a first-of-its-kind experiment conducted at Cornell. Like many of today’s household devices, ...
Technology Infrastructure Urban Water Infrastructure Infrastructure Management
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Without action, the supply of fresh water in Iqaluit will begin to dwindle by 2024 due to climate change and increased demand, research led by York University ...
Academic Water Supply Water Supply
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A documentary short produced by Tom Rosenberg and Earth Institute fellow Madison Condon details one shrinking town’s drinking water crisis. By Madison Condon ...
Government Water Supply Water Supply Water Supply Regulation
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
ETH Professor Raffaele Mezzenga and his senior researcher Sreenath Bolisetty have developed a filter membrane that efficiently removes heavy metals and other ...
Academic Membrane Bioreactor Systems Membranes Polymeric Membranes Membrane Technology Membrane Filtration Polymer Membranes
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Over the past three years, the monsoon – the rainy season that runs from June through September, depending on the region – has been weak or delayed across ...
Social Groundwater Aquifer Drought Groundwater Quality & Quantity
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Smart metering company Mueller Systems has teamed up with Senet to deliver advanced metering infrastructure to water utilities across North America. Senet ...
Business Data Management Water Supply Water Utility Water Management Utility Management Utility Pipe Network Internet Internet of Things (IoT) Data & Analysis
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 14 grants totaling more than $9 million to help solve critical water problems in rural and ...
Government Agriculture Policy Watershed Management Agriculture Environmental Policy Water Supply Governance & Policy Watershed Water Supply Rural Area Water Supply Infrastructure Infrastructure Management Watershed Management
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Thames Water has been hit with its second big fine this year for failing to reduce leakage. Thames Water Industry regulator Ofwat has fined the company the ...
Business Water Supply Leakage Water Management Infrastructure Leakage Reduction Integrated Infrastructure Infrastructure Management Utility Pipe Network Pipes and Pipelines
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by Natasha Wiseman, Public relations partner at Grundfos UK&I
British Water’s Data & Analytics Focus Group is calling on professionals from the water and utilities sector to contribute case studies and unsolved ...
Technology Data Management Remote Sensing & Data Analysis Envirionmental Data Management Data Processing Data & Analysis
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Access to adequate fresh water supplies is a critically important societal challenge posed by climate change. With rising heat and shifting rainfall patterns, ...
Academic Climate Induced Hazard Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Resilience Climate Protection